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Literary Terms Review

Authored by Lynn Lindau

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Terms Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an allegory?

A reference to a well-known person, place, or event

A symbolic narrative representing abstract meanings

The story of a person's life written by another person

The method an author uses to describe characters

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term references a literary work to a well-known person, place, or event?

Allegory

Antagonist

Allusion

Biography

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is the antagonist in a literary work?

The main character or hero

The person or thing working against the protagonist

The author of the story

A character who remains static

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an autobiography?

A story of a person's life written by another person

A symbolic narrative

An author's account of their own life

A reference to a well-known event

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between direct and indirect characterization?

Direct characterization involves showing, indirect involves telling

Direct characterization involves telling, indirect involves showing

Both involve telling

Both involve showing

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the most intense part or turning point of a story called?

Exposition

Climax

Falling action

Denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of conflict involves a character having trouble deciding what to do in a particular situation?

Character vs. Society

Character vs. Nature

Internal: Character vs. Self

Character vs. Technology

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

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