Literary Terms and Definitions

Fill in the blank: 'Characterization' is the description of the ________ of a character.

• actions

• nature

• dialogue

• appearance

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Fill in the blank: 'Symbolism' is a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a ________ object representing something abstract.

• digital

• material

• fictional

• historical

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

How might a reader feel when they are reading a text, according to the term 'Mood'?

• Confused

• Angry

• How a reader might feel

• Indifferent

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Fill in the blank: 'Tone' is how the writer intended the audience to feel as they were ________ a text.

• writing

• reading

• analyzing

• ignoring

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is a recurring symbol within a piece of art or literature called?

• Metaphor

• Motif

• Alliteration

• Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Irony

• Speech that may be directed toward an individual, cause, idea, or system that attacks or denounces it

• A reversal of order, form, or

  another relationship

• A literary device where what is stated is often the opposite of what is meant

• Made of iron

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Satire

• Literary art form that ridicules human folly or vice hoping to correct it

• A reversal of order, form, or

  another relationship

• A type of stretchy fabric

• A gross overstatement; an extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Invective

• Speech you give at a wedding

• Anger towards an invention

• Speech that may be directed toward an individual, cause, idea, or system that attacks or denounces it

• A reversal of order, form, or

  another relationship

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Inversion

• A reversal of order, form, or

  another relationship

• A literary device where what is stated is often the opposite of what is meant

• Literary art form that ridicules human folly or vice hoping to correct it

• A gross overstatement; an extreme exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Sarcasm

• A reversal of order, form, or

  another relationship

• Literary art form that ridicules human folly or vice hoping to correct it

• Reasoning that doesn't make sense

• Sneering disapproval often expressed as praise; i.e., someone who falls may be praised for his gracefulness

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6