Literature Terms

What figurative language is use in the sentence below

He ate his food like a beast

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Any phrase that goes beyond the literal meaning is

• perspective

• character phrases

• theme

• figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What are character traits?

• character development

• context clues about the character

• Who the character is on the inside. Their personality.

• How characters change in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

The message or life lesson that the reader or character

learns from a story

• theme

• context clues

• plot

• character

  and reader traits

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is plot?

• the people or animals in the story

• how characters develop in the story

• the setting of the story

• the order of events in the story; usually has problem, conflict, and has a resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What do readers use if they don't know the meaning of

an unknown word

• personification

• context clues

• look at the setting of the story

• Ask Ms. Wiley or Mrs. Newsom

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is it called when characters change throughout

the plot of the story?

• character development

• character traits

• character theme

• characters become invisible

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

This is an example of a

The dog and cat played Roblox together.

• simile

• animal characters

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which phrase below is an example of a

hyperbole?

• Her smile was gold.

• She laughed like a hyena.

• The story was really funny.

• She was dying from laughter

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Setting is the ______ _____ of a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3