Exploring Literary Elements and Techniques

What is the term for a section of a poem that consists of a line or group of lines?

• Line Break

• Stanza

• Excerpt

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which word describes the attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style and words used by the author?

• Form

• Tone

• Content

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

What is the term for the blank space that divides two stanzas from each other in a poem?

• Line Break

• Stanza Break

• Excerpt

• Variation

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which of the following best describes "glinting"?

• Throbbing rhythmically

• Sparkling or shining

• A trail left by a ship

• Thick pieces of wood or steel

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the term for a small part of a larger work, such as one chapter of a novel?

• Lecture

• Excerpt

• Stanza

• Form

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which word describes a throbbing rhythmically, like a heart beating?

• Glinting

• Pulsing

• Beams

• Wake

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the term for the main point or topic of a piece of writing?

• Theme

• Content

• Form

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following describes a trail of disturbed water or air left by the passage of a ship or aircraft?

• Beams

• Wake

• Glinting

• Pulsing

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the term for a talk, usually given by a teacher or expert, on a single topic?

• Lecture

• Excerpt

• Stanza

• Variation

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which word describes something that is not of this world?

• Mystical

• Glinting

• Pulsing

• Beams