Short Story Literary Terms
Authored by Jana Linehan
English
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Alliteration
Repetition of internal or end consonant sounds
Words that imitate sounds associated with objects or actions
Introduction of characters, setting, and atmosphere
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Assonance
Repetition of internal or end consonant sounds
Direct comparison between two unlike things
Repetition of internal vowels in neighboring words
Part of the plot after the climax
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Consonance
Contradictory terms together or describing something by its opposite
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Repetition of internal or end consonant sounds
Emotional atmosphere of the story
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole
Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis or effect
Contradictory terms together or describing something by its opposite
Story told from the perspective of a character
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Metaphor
Story told from an outside perspective
Direct comparison between two unlike things
Repetition of internal vowels in neighboring words
Introduction of characters, setting, and atmosphere
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Onomatopoeia
Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis or effect
Words that imitate sounds associated with objects or actions
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Contradictory terms together or describing something by its opposite
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Oxymoron
Indirect reference to something
Repetition of internal or end consonant sounds
Use of exaggerated terms for emphasis or effect
Contradictory terms together or describing something by its opposite
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.5.3
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