What does connotation refer to?

The personal meaning and emotions a word suggests

The dictionary definition of a word

A written account of a person’s life

The author’s reason for writing

What is the purpose of a counter-argument?

To acknowledge the other side of an argument and justify why the original argument is still valid

To provide a brief story about a person

To give credit to the original source of an idea

To appeal to the logical sense of the audience

A narrative writing about a person’s life memories

A statement of the author’s point of view

A professional or academic language

What does ethos appeal to?

A person’s sense of ethics and credibility

The logical sense of the audience

The author’s style of writing

What does the term "Inference" refer to?

An educated guess based on prior knowledge

What is personification?

Giving human qualities to nonhuman things

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Repetition at the beginning of a line

What is the definition of theme?

The central message or the lesson about life that the author wants to get across.

The theme is the title of a book or artwork.

The theme refers to the author's biography.

The theme is the setting of the story.

What is dramatic irony?

Tension created by the contrast between what a character says or thinks and what the audience knows to be true. When the reader knows more than the characters.

A literary device that involves a character's internal conflict being revealed to the audience.

A situation where the outcome is the opposite of what is expected by the characters and the audience.

A type of irony where characters are aware of the truth but the audience is not.

Appeals to a person’s sense of ethics; credibility;

Ethos is the historical context of a literary work.

Ethos is a type of logical reasoning used in arguments.

Ethos refers to the emotional appeal of a speaker.

Appealing to the logical sense of the audience; using facts and statistics.

Logos is a type of ancient Greek philosophy.

Logos refers to a brand of consumer products.

Logos is a term used for emotional appeal in rhetoric.

Appealing to the emotion of the audience to make them feel sad, happy, etc.

Pathos refers to the physical structure of a text.

Pathos is a type of logical reasoning.

Pathos is a method of organizing information.

A stanza is a group of lines in a poem.

A stanza is a single line of text.

A stanza is a summary of a poem.

Anaphora is a rhetorical device involving repetition at the beginning of successive phrases or sentences.

Anaphora is a type of punctuation used in writing.

Anaphora refers to a character in a story.

Anaphora is a musical term for a repeated chorus.

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds anywhere in words (ex. K a te st a yed l a te at the l a ke)

Assonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in nearby words.

Assonance refers to the use of rhyme in poetry.

Assonance is the arrangement of words in a specific order.

Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words (The bu tt er is be tt er to ea t )

Consonance is the harmony of musical notes played together.

Consonance refers to the use of vowel sounds in poetry.

Consonance is the repetition of words at the end of lines in a poem.

What is an antithesis?

An antithesis is a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.

An antithesis is a synonym for a single idea.

An antithesis is a rhetorical question.

An antithesis is a type of metaphor.

Parallelism is the use of similar grammatical structures in a series of phrases or clauses.

Parallelism refers to the speed of a computer processor.

Parallelism is a type of mathematical equation.

Parallelism is the act of running multiple programs simultaneously.

A literary mode that attempts to convert abstract concepts, values, beliefs, or historical events into characters or other tangible elements in a narrative.

A historical account of real events.

A method of scientific analysis.

A type of poem that uses rhyme and meter.

What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?

The 3rd person omniscient point of view is a narrative style where the narrator knows everything about all characters.

The 3rd person omniscient point of view is when the narrator is a character in the story.

The 3rd person omniscient point of view only describes the setting.

The 3rd person omniscient point of view is limited to one character's thoughts.

What does a colon do?

A colon introduces lists, quotes, or explanations.

A colon is used to end a sentence.

A colon indicates a pause in speech.

A colon separates two independent clauses.

What does a semi-colon do?

A semi-colon connects related independent clauses or separates complex list items.

A semi-colon is used to end a sentence.

A semi-colon connects dependent clauses only.

A semi-colon is a type of punctuation that only separates items in a list.

What is the purpose of a dash?

To indicate a pause or break in thought.

To emphasize a point in writing.

To replace a comma in a sentence.

To indicate a question or inquiry.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main character in a story called?

Antagonist

Protagonist

Setting

Conflict

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which acronym helps remember ways authors give information about characters indirectly?

STEAL

READ

WRITE

LEARN

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes the final outcome of a story?

Conflict

Resolution

Climax

Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

Setting

Dialogue

Point of view

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What literary device involves a hint about events that will happen later?

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Symbolism

Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a textual reference to another literary, political, mythological, or religious work?

Allegory

Allusion

Symbolism

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is situational irony?

A figure of speech where the opposite of what is expected occurs

The literal meaning of a word

A brief story about a person

A question posed for effect

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Literary Terms Quiz

What is the main character in a story called?

Which acronym helps remember ways authors give information about characters indirectly?

What term describes the final outcome of a story?

What is the term for the perspective from which a story is told?

What literary device involves a hint about events that will happen later?

What is the term for a textual reference to another literary, political, mythological, or religious work?

What is situational irony?

What does connotation refer to?

What is the purpose of a counter-argument?

What is a memoir?

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