Literary Terms Pretest

A word intended to simulate the actual sound of the thing or action it describes.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A literary type or form.

• Genre

• Author

• Publisher

• Chapter

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Ridicule of a subject.

• Praise

• Satire

• Admiration

• Respect

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

A deliberate exaggeration.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A comparison using “like” or “as” in which two unlike things are compared.

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

The perspective from which a story is presented to a reader.

• Point of view

• Narrative style

• Character development

• Plot structure

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The use of a repeated consonant sound, usually at the beginning of a series of words.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Devices such as metaphor, simile, repetition, personification, etc., used by authors to convey emotion, mood, theme and more.

• Figurative language

• Literal language

• Technical language

• Formal language

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A literary representation of an event of a story (the text itself).

• text

• summary

• plot

• narrative

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Choice of words.

• Syntax

• Grammar

• Diction

• Punctuation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3