Unit #1 (Literary Terms)

A category or type of literature, such as short story, folk tale, poem, novel, or play. 
Which word below has this definition?  

• Genre
• Stanza 
• Narrative 
• Sensory details 

A group of lines, usually similar in length and pattern, that form a unit within a poem.
Which word below has this definition?  

• Genre 
• Stanza 
• Narrative 
• Sensory details 

The exact, literal meaning of a word.
Which word below has this definition? 

• Stanza 
• Genre
• Denotation 
• Figurative language 

The suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word- beyond its literal definition. 
Which word below has this definition?

• Connotation 
• Denotation 
• Genre
• Stanza 

Imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally.
Which word below has this definition? 

• Figurative language 
• Denotation 
• Narrative
• Stanza

A type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident.
Which word below has this definition? 

• Sensory details 
• Narrative 
• Denotation 
• Stanza 

Words or information that appeal to the five senses (sight, sound, touch, taste and smell).
Which word below has this definition? 

• Characterization 
• Sensory details 
• Narrative 
• Myth 

The methods a writer uses to develop characters; for example, through description, actions, and dialogue.
Which word below has this definition? 

• Characterization
• Narrative 
• Myth
• Stanza 

A traditional story that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of the elements of nature.
Which word below has this definition? 

• Myth
• Narrative 
• Characterization 
• Genre 

An object, a person, or a place that stands for something else. For example, the American flag stands for freedom.
Which word below has this definition? 

• Myth
• Symbol
• Narrative 
• Characterization