Unit 2A Vocabulary Quiz

Characterization can best be described as:

• The person in a play, novel, or movie.

• The method by which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of a character's personality or appearance.

• The way the reader identifies with the character.

• The physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

In literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action is known as:

• A Beauty Pageant

• Climax

• Drama

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Editing is a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which language is not intended to be taken literally but is layered with meaning?

• Metaphors

• Imagery

• Figurative Language

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

How is foreshadowing defined?

• A literary device used by an author to provide hints about future events and details that may occur later in the story.

• Imagery, Irony, Theme

• A convention employed by the author for a given effect.

• The characteristics that describe an author's use of language.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Match the definition to the vocabulary term: A specific convention or structure, such as imagery, irony, or foreshadowing, that is employed by the author to produce a given effect.

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Literary Device

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Written works that are generally recognized as having artistic value are known as __________. The basic forms include prose, fiction, drama, poetry, and literary non-fiction.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Mood is best defined as:

• The physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.

• The author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing.

• The atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; mood can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme.

• The author’s thoughtful use of precise vocabulary to fully convey meaning to the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Match the definition to the vocabulary term: A stage in the writing process when a text is examined holistically and changes are made to improve the focus, content, organization, sentence structure, and word choice in order to clarify the intended message, create flow, and more successfully engage the audience.

• Brainstorming

• Drafting

• Revising

• Publishing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The time and place in which a narrative occurs are elements of _______. These elements may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D