WorksheetsLit. Terms
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the meaning of alliteration?
the repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the beginnings of words. (“She sells seashells by the sea-shore.")
the repetition of sounds, particularly at beginnings of words. (“She sells seashells by the sea-shore.")
the repetition of consonant sounds, particularly at the end of words. (“She sells seashells by the sea-shore.")
the repetition of sounds, particularly at the end of words. “She sells seashells by the sea-shore.")
What is the meaning of allusion?
a word that has a similar definition as the word metaphor.
a reference to a person, place, or thing.
a reference to an event, location, or thing.
a reference to a person, event, or literary work outside the poem.
What is the meaning of Irony
a rhetorical device involving contradictions of expectation or knowledge and divided into three primary types: verbal, situational, and dramatic.
a rhetorical word involving contradictions of expectation or knowledge and divided into three primary types: verbal, situational, and dramatic.
a feeling
a rhetorical device involving contradictions of expectation or knowledge.
What is the meaning of Irony
a rhetorical device involving contradictions of expectation or knowledge and divided into three primary types: verbal, situational, and dramatic.
a rhetorical word involving contradictions of expectation or knowledge and divided into three primary types: verbal, situational, and dramatic.
a feeling
a rhetorical device involving contradictions of expectation or knowledge.
What is the meaning of end rhyme
It comes at the end of one successive lines.
It comes in the middle of two successive lines.
It comes at the end of two successive lines.
It comes at the beginning of two successive lines.
What is the meaning of hyperbole
exaggeration for emphasis.
no exaggeration for emphasis.
exaggeration for no emphasis.
What is the meaning of metaphor?
a difference between essentially unlike things, or the application of a name or description to something to which it is not literally applicable.
a comparison between essentially unlike things, or the application of a name or description to something to which it is not literally applicable.
a comparison between essentially unlike things, or the application of a name or description to something to which it is literally applicable.
a comparison between essentially like things, or the application of a name or description to something to which it is not literally applicable.
What is the meaning of Stanza?
a grouping of lines that forms the main unit in a poem.
a grouping of lines that forms nothing.
a grouping of lines that forms the smallest unit in a poem
a grouping of lines that forms the main unit in a line
What is the meaning of symbol?
a person or event that stands for something beyond itself.
a person or action that stands for something beyond itself.
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an object or action that stands for something beyond itself.
What is the meaning of onomatopoeia?
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the use of language that sounds like the thing or action it describes.
the use of language that sounds like the person or action it describes.
What is the meaning of simile?
a comparison between two essentially unlike things using words such as like and as.
a comparison between two essentially like things using words such as like and as.
a comparison between two essentially unlike things using words such as or and as.
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What is the meaning of repetition- anaphora?
the poetic technique of repeating the different word or phrase multiple times within a poem or work.
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the poetic technique of not repeating the same word or phrase multiple times within a poem or work.
the poetic technique of repeating the same word or phrase multiple times within a poem or work.
What is the meaning of personification?
the endowment of inanimate objects or abstract concepts with animate or living qualities.
the endowment of inanimate objects or close concepts with animate or living qualities.
the endowment of inanimate objects or closed concepts with animate or living qualities.
the endowment of inanimate objects or shaped concepts with animate or living qualities.
where and when the story takes place
stanza
theme
setting
genre
the problem in the story
conflict
resolution
main idea
setting
finding the solution to the problem
plot
resolution
persuasive
sequence
who or what the story is about
chronological order
persuasive
main idea
genre
the central idea or message of a story
infer
narrarator
plot
theme
a brief statement of the main events of a story
summary
sequence
climax
personification
time order of events
procedural
chronological order
sequence
plot
when the writer tries to convince you to do something
persuasive
fiction
dialogue
infer
the perspective from which a story is told
dialogue
narrarator
context clues
point of view
to draw a conclusion, or make your best guess from the information given
assume
infer
sensory details
idiom
using clues in surrounding text to help find the meaning of a word
text features
procedure
context clues
sensory details
conversation between characters in a story
alliteration
dialogue
stage directions
conflict
the reason the author is writing
author's purpose
point of view
playwright
main idea
the person telling the story
autobiography
playwright
narrator
drama
the sequence of events that makes up a story
main idea
theme
setting
plot
the turning point in the action of a story
conflict
climax
setting
resolution
A feeling of uncertainty or excitement caused by wondering what will happen next in a story.
Anxiety
Flashback
Suspense
Foreshadowing
A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another.
metaphor
simile
myth
personification
A series of events that builds from the conflict. It begins with the inciting force and ends with the climax.
Falling Action
Rising Action
Conflict
Resolution
The writer's use of clues that suggest what will happen later in a story.
Flashback
Mystery
Foreshadowing
dramatic irony
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
conclusion
conflict
climax
connotation
