Literary Terminology

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

ALLUSION

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.

A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes.

A reference to a historical figure, place, or event.

The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses.

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hyperbole

The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses.

A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes.

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.

A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

SIMILE

A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”.

A slant rhyme or half rhyme occurs when the vowel sounds are not quite identical.

The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses.

A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Mood

Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would).

The overall emotional feeling of a work.

The pattern that the end rhymes form in a poem or stanza.

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

METAPHOR

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would).

A reference to a historical figure, place, or event.

A comparison between two different things not using the words “like” or “as”.

A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”.

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

PERSONIFICATION

A figure of speech which imitates the sound of what it describes.

Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem (as a paragraph in a story would).

Human characteristics are given to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Speaker

Something concrete, such as an object, action, character, or scene that stands for something abstract such as a concept or an idea.

A direct comparison between two basically different things. A simile is introduced by the words “like” or “as”.

The use of sensory details that appeal to the five senses.

The voice that communicates with the reader of a poem, similar to a narrator of a story. This is usually a character separate from the actual poet.

Tags

CCSS.RL. 6.5

CCSS.RL.1.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.3.5

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Literary Terminology

ALLUSION

Hyperbole

SIMILE

Mood

METAPHOR

PERSONIFICATION

Speaker

Rhyme Scheme

Stanza

Imagery

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