U3 Literary Terms Practice

What does the term 'Point of view' refer to in literature?

• A technique used to persuade the audience.

• The main idea or topic of a text.

• The comparison of one thing with another using 'like' or 'as'.

• The narrator's position in relation to the story being told.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which term describes a character who undergoes significant internal changes?

• Static character

• Dynamic character

• Cultural character

• Rhetorical character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which rhetorical device involves the comparison of one thing with another using the words 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Anecdote

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The emotional feeling and atmosphere in a work of literature, created by descriptions, actions of characters or setting.

• conflict

• mood

• symbol

• paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

The repetition of the initial consonant sound.

Example: Bryant beat Benton at the Salt Bowl.

• Motif

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Giving non-human objects human characteristics.

Example: The wind whistled as I walked by.

• Personification

• Simile

• Tone

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect.

Example: She is so strong, she could move a mountain.

• Tone

• Symbol

• Hyperbole

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things using a connective word such as like or as.

Example: She quiet like a mouse.

• Tone

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Language that appears to the senses.

Example: Walking across campus, I could feel the sun beating down on my back and the sweat escaping my pores.

• Satire

• Imagery

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A direct comparison of two unlike things without using connective words such as like or as.

Example: His voice was a megaphone that sounded across the room.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Conflict

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D