Literary Elements and Figurative Language

Which element of figurative language is defined as extreme exaggeration?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which elements of figurative language is defined as when the author paints a picture using words, creating an image in the mind of the reader?

• conflict

• tone

• imagery

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which literary element is defined as a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story?

• flashback

• irony

• resolution

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which element of figurative language is defined as a kind of imagery that appeals to the senses?

• mood

• style

• sensory detail

• diction

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which literary element is defined as when the opposite of what is expected happens?

• flashback

• irony

• resolution

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which literary element is defined as a complete description of a character?

• exposition

• setting

• characterization

• point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which element of figurative language is defined as a comparison of two things using like or as?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which literary element is defined as the events in a story?

• conflict

• tone

• imagery

• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which literary element is defined as the problem or issue in the story?

• conflict

• tone

• imagery

• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Which literary element is defined as the author’s attitude toward a subject and how he or she decides to present it?

• conflict

• tone

• imagery

• plot

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B