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WorksheetsLiterary Terms
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Consonance
a)
pattern of stressed and unstressed beats
b)
positive or negative emotion associated with a word
c)
intense feeling an audience goes through while waiting for the resolution
d)
repetitive sounds of consonants within a sentence or phrase
2.
Imagery
a)
formation of a word by imitation of a sound
b)
attitude of a writer toward a subject/audience that is obvious through author's word choice
c)
complete narrative which involves characters and events that stand for an abstract idea/event to teach a moral
d)
use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas that appeal to our five senses
3.
Onomatopoeia
a)
formation of a word by imitation of a sound
b)
use of symbols used repeatedly in a story that carries multiple meanings
c)
pattern of words that rhyme on the outside
d)
an idea/object/etc. that is compared to another that is different but familiar
4.
Alliteration
a)
dictionary definition of a word
b)
when the beginning of words close to each other have the same consonant sound
c)
repeats same words or phrases multiple times to make an idea clearer
d)
repetitive sounds of consonants within a sentence or phrase
5.
Symbolism
a)
use of symbols used repeatedly in a story that carries multiple meanings
b)
repetitive sounds of consonants within a sentence or phrase
c)
an idea/object/etc. that is compared to another that is different but familiar
d)
when two words close to each other repeat the same vowel sound but begin with different consonants
6.
Connotation
a)
positive or negative emotion associated with a word
b)
dictionary definition of a word
c)
intense feeling an author goes through while waiting for the resolution
d)
pattern of words that rhyme on the outside
7.
Denotation
a)
dictionary definition of a word
b)
positive or negative emotion associated with a word
c)
when the beginning of words close to each other have the same sound
d)
when to words close to each other repeat the same vowel sound but begin with different consonants
8.
Assonance
a)
when two words close to each other repeat the same vowel sound but begin with different consonants
b)
complete narrative which involves characters and events that stand for an abstract idea/event to teach a moral
c)
repeats same words or phrases multiple times to make an idea clearer
d)
formation of a word by imitation of a sound
9.
Rhythm
a)
pattern of stressed and unstressed beats
b)
use of figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas that appeal to our five senses
c)
formation of a word by imitation of a sound
d)
dictionary definition of a word
10.
Allegory
a)
complete narrative which involves characters and events that stand for an abstract idea/event to teach a moral
b)
intense feeling an audience goes through while waiting for the resolution
c)
an idea/object/etc. that is compared to another that is different but familiar
d)
when the beginning of words close to each other have the same sound
11.
Internal Rhyme Scheme
a)
line where the word in the middle and word at the end of the line or middle of next line rhyme
b)
pattern of words that rhyme on the outside
c)
repeats same words or phrases multiple times to make an idea clearer
d)
repetitive sounds of consonants within a sentence or phrase
12.
External Rhyme Scheme
a)
pattern of words that rhyme on the outside
b)
line where word in the middle and word at the end of the line or middle of next line rhyme
c)
when two words close to each other repeat the same vowel sound but begin with different consonants
d)
dictionary definition of a word
13.
Analogy
a)
attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience that is obvious through author's word choice
b)
use of symbols used repeatedly in a story that carries multiple meanings
c)
repetitive sounds of consonants within a sentence or phrase
d)
an idea/object/etc. that is compared to another that is different but familiar
14.
Repetition
a)
repeats same words or phrases multiple times to make an idea clearer
b)
idea/object/etc. that is compared to another that is different but familiar
c)
line where word in middle and word at the end of the line or middle of next line rhyme
d)
pattern of stressed and unstressed beats
15.
Suspense
a)
intense feeling an audience goes through while waiting for the resolution
b)
dictionary definition of a word
c)
positive or negative emotion associated with a word
d)
formation of a word by imitation of a sound
16.
Tone
a)
attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience that is obvious through author's word choice
b)
complete narrative which involves characters and events that stand for an abstract idea/event to teach a moral
c)
pattern of words that rhyme on the outside
d)
repeats same word or phrases multiple times to make an idea clearer
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