SOL Review: Terms

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

• A comparison of two unlike words using like or as

• Giving a nonhuman thing human-like traits

• An extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does personification mean?

• An extreme exaggeration

• Words that mimic the sound they describe

• Giving a nonhuman thing human-like traits

• The repetition of consonant sounds

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is alliteration?

• A comparison of two unlike things not using like or as

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more words

• An extreme exaggeration

• Words that mimic the sound they describe

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of an idiom?

• A literal phrase

• A common figurative phrase

• A scientific term

• A mathematical expression

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the purpose of the exposition in a story?

• To conclude the story

• To introduce characters, setting, and background information

• To describe the climax

• To resolve the conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which narrative element involves events leading up to the plot where tension builds?

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the turning point of a story called?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

• Falling Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What type of conflict involves a character struggling with their own emotions or decisions?

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

In which type of conflict does a character go against the forces of nature?

• Person vs. Person

• Person vs. Society

• Person vs. Self

• Person vs. Nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the perspective from which a story is told called?

• Tone

• Mood

• Point of View

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3