Literary Techniques & Terms Review

What is the definition of MOOD?

• The feeling that a story brings out to the readers.

• Words that sound like what they mean.

• A repetition of the initial consonant sound of words.

• A conversation between two or more characters.

Which of these is an example of a SIMILE?

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What word below defines descriptive words that appeal to the senses?

• Dialogue

• Alliteration

• Dialect

• Imagery

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What is the technique called when an author develops the characters in a story?

• characterization

• setting

• plot

• theme

The technique in which an object or person is used to represent a big idea is called ...

• Adverb

• Characterization

• Imagery

• Symbolism

Description of the time, place, weather, and/or mood is called ...

• Adjective

• Personification

• Setting

• Simile

"She wore black Mary Tyler Moore capri pants and the pale yellow sweater with the buttons made out of red plastic cherries."

This is an example of the use of what literary technique?

• Characterization

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Symbolism

"Please let me in. I'm begging you. Please let me free!"

This is an example of ...

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Simile

• Parallelism

What literary technique is being used here?

"All about him black metal pots were boiling and bubbling on huge stoves, and kettles were hissing and pans were sizzling, and strange iron machines were clanking and sputtering, and there were pipes running all over the ceiling and walls, and the whole place was filled with smoke and steam and delicious rich smells."

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• imagery

Which of the following is an example of FORESHADOWING?

• A man says he is going to build a bridge and then he does it.

• A man says he is going to build a bridge but then he does not do it.

• Though its a sunny day, a wind begins to blow. Later on, there's a storm.

• Though its a sunny day, a wind begins to blow. The wind dies down and the day continues to be beautiful.