Understanding Literary and Language Terms

What does 'Allegory' mean?

• A story with a hidden meaning

• A type of punctuation mark

• A long poem about heroes

• A word that sounds like another

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is an 'Archetype'?

• A type of ancient building

• The original model or pattern

• A small group of words

• A grammatical error

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does 'Bias' refer to?

• Leaning towards one side in preference

• A logical argument

• A type of narrative

• The main character in a story

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What is the meaning of 'Connotation'?

• The study of word origins

• A word made up of two or more words

• Words that have an extra meaning beyond their dictionary definition

• The dictionary definition of a word

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CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does 'Epic' refer to?

• A modern novel

• A small, simple story

• A super long poem about legendary heroes

• A brief and amusing anecdote

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What is 'Plagiarism'?

• A type of poem

• Copying someone else's work without giving them credit

• A research method

• The main idea of a text

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

What does 'Syntax' refer to?

• The climax of a story

• A figure of speech

• The emotional tone of a text

• The grammar rules for how sentences are formed

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is a 'Universal theme'?

• A specific setting in a story

• A unique writing style

• A message that applies to everyone

• An uncommon plot twist

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does 'Analyze' mean?

• Taking something apart to understand it better

• To combine different elements

• To read quickly

• To criticize harshly

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

What is the purpose of 'Text features'?

• To make the text longer

• The extra parts that help you understand a text

• To entertain the reader

• To introduce new characters

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5