Literature terms

What is the best definition of Alliteration?

• The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together

• When the events of a story are told in the order that they happened

• A person's account of his or her own life, or a part of it

• A comparison made between two things to show how they are similar

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CCSS.RL.6.4

Which one of these is not a type of poem?

• Ballad

• Biography

• Epic

• Freeverse

Which description is of chronological order?

• The events being told in order of importance

• The events being told in the order that they happened

• The events being told alphabetically

• The events being told in whatever order the author wants

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C

How can you create characterisation? (multiple correct answers)

• Through the words of the character

• Through the description of the character's looks and clothing

• Through description of the character's thoughts and feelings

• Through comments made about the character by other characters in the story

• Through the character's behaviour

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.3B

CCSS.W.6.9A

What is conflict?

• The part of the story that explains what is going on

• The most dramatic part of the story

• Conversation between two or more characters

• A struggle between opposing characters or forces

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CCSS.RL.6.4

What is an epic poem?

• A really really good poem

• A poem that tells a long story about a hero's life

• A poem that rhymes every line

• A poem with a 5/7/5 syllable structure

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CCSS.L.6.4A

Which of these is not true for a limerick?

• It is a short poem

• It can be rude and funny

• It has an AABBA rhyme scheme

• It has a 5/7/5 rhyme structure

How can you create tension? (multiple answers)

• Tell the audience what is going on

• Lie to your audience when you need to

• Use the same type and length of sentence at all times

• Change up your sentence lengths and types

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CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3A

What is the definition of rhyme?

• When the words at the end of a line are spelled the same way

• A musical quality produced by repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables

• The repetition of sounds within words that are close together in a poem

• The time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

What is suspense?

• The uncertainty or anxiety about what will happen next in the story

• A minor plot that relates to the main story

• Writing where the author explains how they are feeling and why

• A group of consecutive lines in a poem, otherwise known as a "verse"

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CCSS.RL.6.4