Literary Terms 1

An author's attitude toward a topic can also be seen in the text. This is known as the ________ of the text.

• genre
• tone
• denotation
• mood

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Which best describes nonfiction?

• a. a book with many chapters
• b. writing that focuses on one person or main idea
• a story with no dialogue or conversations between animals
• writing that is based on facts and true things that happened

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

When someone writes the story of his own life, this is known as a(n) ___________________.

• autobiography
• biography
• Flashback
• Narrative

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Waiting for the bus, I was as cold as a popsicle.
This is an example of a(n) _______________.

• allusion
• idiom
• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following terms describes when a text means exactly what it says?

• Literal Language
• Connotation
• Oxymoron
• Euphemism

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

When words appeal to the five senses, this is _______________.

• symbolism
• irony
• hyperbole
• imagery

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• Mini dachshund
• Jumbo shrimp
• grand piano
• mezzo forte

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which figurative form of writing is written in verse form?

• poetry
• fiction
• fantasy
• sci-fi

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Sally sold seashells 
• Billy Joe had three goats
• Mary had a little lamb
• Pumpkin spice latte

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is an example of an internal conflict?

• The man is locked out of his car.
• The lady cannot get along with her neighbors.
• The man can't decide if he should help with the office party
• The girl can't reach the box of cereal she wants 

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3