Literary terms test - (MCQs)

A comparison using "like" or "as" (e.g., as brave as a lion).

• Plot
• Theme
• Simile
• Dramatic Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A direct comparison where you say one thing IS another (My sister is a pig).

• Metaphor
• Flat character
• Simile
• Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Giving human characteristics to non-human things (e.g., the wind whispered through the trees).

• Metaphor
• Climax
• Personification
• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words (e.g., Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers).

• Flashback
• Point of View
• Dramatic Irony
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally (e.g., I've told you a million times).

• Allusion
• Fable
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A contrast between expectation and reality.

• Irony
• Character
• Jargon
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)

• Imagery
• Antagonist
• Simile
• Fable

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The time and place in which a story occurs.

• Simile
• Fable
• Setting
• Diction

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Someone in a story.

• Flashback
• Character
• Juxtaposition
• Situational irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A character with a detailed and 'real' personality.

• Flashback
• Falling action
• Point of View
• Round character

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4