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Literary Terms

Authored by Ellen Long

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Terms
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

When consonant sounds are repeated at the beginning of words. Example: “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers”

Alliteration

Symbolism

Irony

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The character or force against the protagonist.

Irony

Dialogue

Protagonist

Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An author’s life story.

Theme

Biography

Autobiography

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A person’s life story.

Biography

Autobiography

Theme

Point of View

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Ways that we can learn about a character.  We can learn about a character by looking at:
The character’s physical description/appearance
The character’s actions
The character’s private thoughts
The character’s words/speech
The way other characters feel about/react to the character

Alliteration

Characterization

Hyperbole

Motivation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The dramatic struggle between two or more forces in a story.  (external or internal)

Personification

Suspense

Point of view

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The words spoken by a character in a story or a plot.

Motivation

Dialogue

Repetition

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

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