10th Grade Literary Terms

 Repetition of the same or very similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.

• Dialouge

• Alliteration

• Repition

• Analogy

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike in some respects.

• Analogy

• Point of View

• Theme

• Stereotype

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Opposition to the protagonist of the novel.

• Antagonist

• Figurative Language

• Speech

• Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

1. An account of a person’s life, written or told by that person.

• Fiction

• Auto Biography

• Tone

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

An account of a person’s life written or told by another person.

• Myth

• Narrative

• Theme

• Biography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot.

• Protagonist

• Pun

• Climax

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces.

• Third Person point of view

• Conflict

• Rising Action

• Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Quotes and interaction between characters within a story.

• Climax

• Tone

• Falling Action

• Dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Action in a story that is the result of the climax or a large ground breaking moment in the story.

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A general term to describe descriptive language such as similes or metaphors.

• Setting

• Figurative Language

• Tone

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3