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Literary Terms Quiz

Authored by Kate Anderton

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Terms Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

What is denotation?

The literal or primary meaning of a word

A word's associations or implied meanings

A deliberate and ridiculous exaggeration

A pause in the middle of a line of poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

What is diction in poetry?

Word choice, often preceded by a descriptive adjective

A pause in the middle of a line of poetry

A word's associations or implied meanings

A deliberate and ridiculous exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

What is enjambment?

When a thought in poetry continues onto the next line

A pause in the middle of a line of poetry

A word's associations or implied meanings

A deliberate and ridiculous exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

What is hyperbole?

Deliberate and ridiculous exaggeration

A pause in the middle of a line of poetry

A word's associations or implied meanings

A reference to another work of literature

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 6 pts

Feelings and ideas associated with a word meaning. 

connotative meaning
denotative meaning
inference
setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

Which word has the most positive connotation?

pushy

aggressive

assertive

confident

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 6 pts

a word with an additional/secondary meaning; emotion/feeling associated

connoation

dystopia

analogy

allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

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