Cumulative Literary Terms Quiz

What is alliteration in literature?

• A reference to something in another piece of literature

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

• Repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does an allusion refer to in literature?

• A short speech by an actor in a play directed to another character

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• A reference in a piece of literature to something in another piece of literature

• The point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is anaphora?

• A song that tells a story

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Who is an antagonist in a story?

• An original or standard pattern or model prototype

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• Persons or things represented as persons in a narrative

• A literary work that is amusing and ends happily

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is an archetype?

• A short speech delivered by an actor in a play

• An original or standard pattern or model prototype

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

• The point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is an aside in drama?

• A song that tells a story

• A short speech delivered by an actor in a play directed to another character or to the audience

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

• A reference in a piece of literature to something in another piece of literature

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

What does assonance refer to in literature?

• Repetition of similar consonant sounds in a group of words

• A reference in a piece of literature to something in another piece of literature

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

• A character or force in conflict with the main character

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a ballad?

• A literary work that is amusing and ends happily

• The point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative

• A song that tells a story

• Persons or things represented as persons in a narrative

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are characters in a story?

• The point of greatest emotional intensity in a narrative

• Persons or things represented as persons in a short story, novel, play, or narrative poem

• A song that tells a story

• A literary work that is amusing and ends happily

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the climax of a narrative?

• A reference in a piece of literature to something in another piece of literature

• A short speech delivered by an actor in a play

• The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative

• Repetition of similar vowel sounds in a group of words

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D