A story with both literal and symbolic meaning is a

• Allegory

• Analogy

• Allusion

• Parable

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in neighboring words is called

• Analogy

• Alliteration

• Apostrophe

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A reference to literature, history, or popular culture is known as an

• Allegory

• Allusion

• Analogy

• Homily

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 between two things to explain an idea is an

• Apostrophe

• Analogy

• Colloquialism

• Denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When a speaker directly addresses someone who is absent or an abstract concept, it is

• Apostrophe

• Allegory

• Analogy

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Informal or conversational language is called

• Diction

• Colloquial language

• Connotation

• Denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The emotional or implied meaning of a word is its

• Denotation

• Diction

• Connotation

• Dialect

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The literal, dictionary definition of a word is its

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Diction

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A style of speaking or writing that shows how people from a specific region actually talk is

• Diction

• Dialect

• Colloquialism

• Apostrophe

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

An author’s word choice that shapes tone and mood is called

• Diction

• Syntax

• Imagery

• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4