Literary Terms Pretest

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What is an oxymoron?

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A phrase that combines two words that are opposite, such as 'deafening silence.'

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Front

What is an internal conflict?

Back

An issue that a character faces within him/her self.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What are the characteristics of the Romantic Period in literature?

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Emphasis on emotion, individualism, nature, and the sublime.

Front

What is alliteration?

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The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words, such as 'She sells sea shells.'

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is indirect characterization?

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The author gives clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, and says, as well as how other characters react to them.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is a hyperbole?

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A huge exaggeration used for emphasis or effect, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'Time is a thief.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as,' such as 'Her smile was like sunshine.'

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is personification?

Back

Giving human-like qualities to non-human things, such as 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is a theme in literature?

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The central idea or message that a story conveys, such as the theme of love or friendship.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2