Literary Elements

What is alliteration?

• When two or more words begin with the same sound.

• When two or more words rhyme.

• When two or more words have the same meaning.

• When two or more words are antonyms.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In the phrase "Lilly received fancy flowers," which words create alliteration?

• Lilly and received

• Received and fancy

• Fancy and flowers

• Lilly and flowers

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What literary device is used in the sentence "The wind whispered through the trees"?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the example of alliteration in the following options:

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky

• Betty bought some butter but the butter was bitter

• The leaves rustled in the gentle breeze

• The river flowed smoothly over the rocks

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The people (or animals) in the story

• setting

• conflict

• characters

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Where and when a story takes place

• house

• characters

• conflict

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The problem in the story

• plot

• conflict

• people

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun smiled happily down at us

• The car drove fast

• The book was on the table

• The cat slept on the couch

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The main events of the story

• conflict

• characters

• plot

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The main point or message that the author is trying to convey

• conflict

• plot

• setting

• central idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3