Literary Elements

Literary Elements

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Literary Elements

Literary Elements

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
RL.8.3, L.7.6, RL.1.6

+22

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sarah Williams

FREE Resource

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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