Literary Terms Matching Quiz

A(n) _______________ is a true story that the writer tells from first person point of view.

• personal narrative
• sermon

• allegory

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is an object from nature or an animal that is chosen as a symbol for a cultural group?

• Totem

• Folklore

• Oral Tradition

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

What are strategies used to help people remember something?

• Poetic Devices

• Personal Narratives

• Mnemonic Devices

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

What word is “Ouch!” in the sentence below? Ouch! I slammed my hand in the door on accident!

• Interjection

• Preposition

• Adjective

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which persuasive appeals might news articles use?

• ethos and pathos

• ethos and logos

• ethos, pathos, and logos

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

Choose the correct verb for this sentence: The teacher ______ grading papers.

• is

• are

• am

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the subject of this sentence: The team won the game!

• won

• team

• game

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which word means a device used by an author to get the audience to think or feel a certain way?

• topic

• appeal

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

An extreme fear that impacts a large group of people and cannot be controlled.

• mass hysteria

• play

• trial

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

A dramatic performance conducted by actors and actresses on a stage.

• mass hysteria

• play

• trial

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C