Literary Elements

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English
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Sarah Williams
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The character opposing or going against the main character in a literary work...
antagonist
static character
dynamic character
protagonist
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
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 figure of speech comparing 2 unlike things or subjects without the use of like or as...
simile
idiom
imagery
metaphor
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A feeling of growing tension or excitement...
humor
suspense
understatement
motif
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
writing or speech that appeals to the 5 senses...
sensory language
figurative language
diction
connotation
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In a literary work, the use of hints or clues that suggest future events that have yet to occur...
foreshadowing
exposition
resolution
flashback
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A claim supported by reasons and evidence...
argument
counterargument
support
premise
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A brief statement that expresses a general truth about life... (usually found in speeches)
idiom
aphorism
oxymoron
understatement
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.W.7.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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