Semester 1 Exam Literature Term Review

What does oral tradition mean?

• Oral tradition refers to written historical records.
• Oral tradition is the use of sign language for communication.
• Oral tradition is the transmission of cultural material through vocal means.
• Oral tradition is the practice of storytelling through visual art.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is an anonymous traditional story that is basically religious in nature and that usually serves to explain a belief, ritual, or mysterious natural phenomenon​ (a)  

• oral tradition

• archetype

• metaphor

• myth

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the term an old imaginary pattern that occurs across cultures

(even ones which have never had contact w/ each other!):​ (a)  

• myth

• oral tradition

• metaphor

• archetype

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the term for 'a figure of speech that makes a comparison between 2 unlike things without using "like," "as," "than," or "resembles"'?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for (a)   ? Options: (b)  

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for (a)   ? Options: (b)  

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for (a)   ? Options: (b)   . Answer: (c)   .

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for a literary device in which a story is enclosed in another story; a tale within a tale​ (a)  

• Puritan Plain Style

• allusion

• archetype

• framed story

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What is a way of writing that stresses simplicity and clarity of expression (e.g., everyday language, direct statements)​ ​ (a)  

• frame(d) story

• Puritan Plain Style
• allusion

• archetype

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, or some other branch of culture  (e.g., Biblical) is an ​ ​ (a)  

• frame(d) story

• Puritan Plain Style

• allusion

• archetype

• allusion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3