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Literary Terms Quiz

Authored by LORISA KEGLEY

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

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Literary Terms Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem?

Form

Stanza

Rhyme

Line

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to the repetition of similar sounds in two or more words?

Tone

Allusion

Rhyme

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work’s central theme or subject?

Tone

Connotation

Alliteration

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human things?

Oxymoron

Personification

Hyperbole

Irony

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction?

Oxymoron

Metaphor

Alliteration

Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

The snow is a white blanket.

She is as busy as a bee.

The classroom was a zoo.

Both A and C.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the tone in the following sentence: "The gentle breeze caressed her face as she walked along the beach."

Calm

Sad

Joyful

Tags

DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

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