Literary Terms Quiz

Literary Terms Quiz

9th Grade

18 Qs

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Literary Terms Quiz

Literary Terms Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Easy

CCSS
L.6.5A, L.9-10.5, RI.6.4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Scott Twerdahl

Used 4+ times

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art?

Allusion

Anaphora

Imagery

Metaphor

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device involves the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?

Anaphora

Imagery

Metaphor

Personification

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the use of vivid and descriptive language to add depth to writing?

Imagery

Metaphor

Alliteration

Tone

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' is called a ________.

Simile

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Rhyme

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to the use of sound to convey meaning in poetry?

Sound Device

Imagery

Theme

Mood

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The attitude of a writer towards a subject or audience is called ________.

Tone

Mood

Theme

Rhythm

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words?

Rhyme

Rhythm

Alliteration

Tone

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