Unit 3 Literary Vocabulary Quiz

Writing that addresses a person or thing that is not present

• apostrophe

• content

• form

the words or subject of a piece of writing

• apostrophe

• content

• form

The shape, structure, or appearance of a piece of writing 

• apostrophe

• content

• form

The place where a line ends. 

• line break

• stanza

• stanza break

A section of a poem; consists of a line or group of lines 

• line break

• stanza

• stanza break

The blank space that divides two stanzas from each other 

• line break

• stanza

• stanza break

The attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses 

• excerpt

• tone

• anaphora

• figurative language

The repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem 

• excerpt

• tone

• anaphora

• figurative language

A small part of a larger work; for example, one chapter of a novel or one paragraph of a newspaper article 

• excerpt

• tone

• anaphora

• figurative language

Words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition; similes and metaphors are two examples of figurative language 

• excerpt

• tone

• anaphora

• figurative language