Unit 10 Quiz

Theme is ...

• the overall emotion created by a literary work. This emotion can range anywhere from feelings of calm, fear, anger, or joy depending on the literary work.

• It’s a significant idea/ statement that the story is making about the topic of the text. It focuses on the deeper meaning or a message that the reader is meant to consider. It often makes a statement about society and human nature, and applies to all.

• the attitude a writer takes toward a subject, shown through the choice of words and details. It can be formal, informal, serious, comic, cheerful, sad, anxious.

• the sequence of events that make up a story

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which term refers to the attitude a writer takes toward a subject, shown through the choice of words and details?

• Mood

• Theme

• Tone

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is personification?

• A) A comparison of two unlike things, through the use of "like" or "as".

• B) Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

• C) Giving human qualities to something nonhuman.

• D) A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Select an example of personification?

• “It took forever to reach the top of the mountain.”

• “It was the early afternoon of a sunshiny day with little winds playing hide-and-seek in it.”

• Twinkle twinkle little star

  How I wonder what you are  

• “He is the sun of my sky, 

  the light of my life”

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

Which of the following is an example of a 'Simile'?

• A) "He is the sun of my sky, the light of my life"

• "And it seems to me you lived your life

  Like a candle in the wind"

• • "She sat down at the tired, overworked desk." 

• "I love you to the moon and back."

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What is the purpose of a 'Rhetorical Question' in literature?

• A) To compare two unlike things to suggest they are similar.

• B) To give human qualities to something nonhuman.

• C) To create a dramatic effect or to make a point, rather than to get an answer.

• D) To describe objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is verbal irony?

• A person says exactly what they mean.

• A person says something different from what they mean or what the situation requires.

• A person says something that is expected.

• A person says something that is completely true.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is situational irony?

• a person says exactly what they mean.

• a person says something different from what they mean, what they intend, or what the situation require

• The audience knows more about the story than one or more characters.

• when the outcome of events is the opposite or completely different from what was expected

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is dramatic irony?

• It's a tragic situation that makes us laugh.

• a person says something different from what they mean, what they intend, or what the situation require

• The audience knows more about the story than one or more characters.

• when the outcome of events is the opposite or completely different from what was expected

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which of the following is an example of situational irony?

• A character in a story knows less than the audience.

• ELA teacher fails a spelling test.

• In a horror movie, the audience knows that the monster is hiding in the closet, but the character, unaware of this, walks into the room.

• "Wow, this class is so much fun," a student said while yawning and being bored.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4