Literary Terms

Literary Terms

8th Grade

36 Qs

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Literary Terms

Literary Terms

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Easy

CCSS
L.8.6, L.4.5, L.8.5A

+45

Standards-aligned

Created by

Rachel McPeek

Used 11+ times

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36 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

time and place in a story

Setting

Onomatopoeia

Dialect

Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the main character in a story; usually, but not always, the hero or good guy

flashback

dialogue

protaganist

antagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

opponent of the protaganist

hyperbole

antagonist

protagonist

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

giving human qualities to something not human

understatement

verbal irony

tone

personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

two or more words sharing the same beginning CONSONANT sound (no vowels!)

onomatopoeia

alliteration

foreshadow

sarcasm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

comparison using "like" or "as"

alliteration

simile

metaphor

setting

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

comparison not using "like" or "as"

alliteration

simile

metaphor

setting

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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