Literary Terms Quiz

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

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.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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

Which word has the most positive connotation?

• pushy

• aggressive

• assertive

• confident

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which sentence uses diction to reflect a formal tone?

• Hey, what's up?

• Thus, we see the necessity of reform.

• Wanna grab some grub?

• What ya lookin' at?

Tags

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

The vocabulary chosen by the author. It can be formal or informal.

• words

• diction

• phrasing

• metaphors

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

How does the use of enjambment affect a poem?

• It creates a pause at the end of a line.

• It makes the poem rhyme.

• It speeds up the pace of the poem.

• It connects ideas across lines without a pause.