English IV Literary Terms Review

What is an allegory?

• A short moral story

• A type of poem

• A form of dialogue

• A historical account

Which term refers to the manner in which something is expressed in words?

• Syntax

• Narrative

• Diction

• Grammar

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What does 'figurative' mean?

• Concrete

• Abstract

• Literal

• Not literal

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is hyperbole?

• Extravagant exaggeration

• A subtle understatement

• A rhetorical question

• A factual statement

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an oxymoron?

• Conjoined contradictory terms

• A type of metaphor

• A form of irony

• A paradoxical statement

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is a paradox?

• A simple truth

• A logical argument

• A rhetorical device

• A statement that contradicts itself

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What does rhetoric involve?

• Using language effectively to please or persuade

• Writing poetry

• Creating fictional stories

• Analyzing texts

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a foil in literature?

• A narrative device

• A main character

• A person or thing that serves to contrast with another

• A supporting character

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What does 'static' mean in literary terms?

• Showing little if any change

• Constantly evolving

• Rapidly changing

• Highly dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What does 'dynamic' mean in literary terms?

• Passive and inactive

• Lacking energy

• Characterized by action or forcefulness of personality

• Static and unchanging

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4