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Literary Terms XVI-XXV

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People in Texas and California both speak English, but they sound different.

a)

denotation

b)

dialect

c)

imagery

d)

satire

2.

The dictionary definition of a word

a)

connotation

b)

denotation

c)

soliloquy

d)

voice

3.

All of the following are examples of Author's Purpose EXCEPT

a)

informative

b)

persuasive

c)

imagery

d)

entertainment

4.

When an actor or actress is alone, but speaking out loud so the audience knows what he or she is thinking

a)

soliloquy

b)

generalization

c)

satire

d)

diction

5.

taking something that applies to one specific situation and applying it to all situations

a)

connotation

b)

author's purpose

c)

imagery

d)

generalization

6.

The emotions we associate with a word

a)

dialect

b)

diction

c)

connotation

d)

voice

7.

The specific words a writer or speaker chooses to use

a)

satire

b)

diction

c)

imagery

d)

author's purpose

8.

A type of writing that makes fun of people and their weaknesses

a)

soliloquy

b)

satire

c)

diction

d)

dialect

9.

I can recognize who wrote that story by the dialect and diction

a)

generalization

b)

connotation

c)

imagery

d)

voice

10.

Using words that helps the reader see, hear, smell, touch or taste what the writer is describing

a)

generalization

b)

imagery

c)

denotation

d)

dialect

11.

The reason a writer writes a story

a)

author's purpose

b)

imagery

c)

voice

d)

satire

12.

Food and cuisine mean the same thing, but cuisine sounds more elegant

a)

denotation

b)

generalization

c)

connotation

d)

soliloquy

13.

Which word should I use? I am happy or I am excited

a)

diction

b)

connotation

c)

denotation

d)

satire