Middle School Literary Terms

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English
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10th Grade
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Hard
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Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
When the reader knows something the characters do not.
Characterization
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A gross exaggeration; describing a situation or event by making it more than it really is; used to evoke feelings or make a point.
Hyperbole
Allusion
Dramatic Irony
Mood
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story.
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Dramatic Irony
Euphemism
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture.
Mood
Theme
Personification
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The climate of feeling in a literary work; a feeling that a literary work conveys to readers revealed through diction, setting, and character actions.
Mood
Conflict
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.3.3A
CCSS.L.4.3A
CCSS.L.5.3A
CCSS.L.6.3A
CCSS.L.6.3B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work.
Theme
Symbolism
Connotation
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A person, place, object, or action that stands for something beyond itself.
Mood
Symbolism
Diction
Imagery
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
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