#2 Lit. Terms Review

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words called?

• Allusion

• Epithet

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term refers to a reference to a famous person, place, or event?

• Epic simile

• Allusion

• Diction

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is a brief descriptive phrase used to characterize a particular person or thing?

• Epithet

• Simile

• Archetype

• Motivation

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is a long, elaborate comparison that often continues for a number of lines?

• Simile

• Epic simile

• Epic theme

• Static character

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the comparison between two unlike things, using the words like or as?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Epic simile

• Epithet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What term describes a writer's or speaker's choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences?

• Tone

• Diction

• Point of view

• Narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What is the attitude a writer takes towards a subject called?

• Tone

• Motivation

• Character traits

• Epic theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Which term reflects universal concerns such as courage, the fate of a nation, and loyalty?

• Epic theme

• Archetype

• Epic setting

• Static character

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are characters, situations, and images that are recognizable in many times and cultures called?

• Epic hero

• Archetypes

• Narrator

• Motivation

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What involves fantastic or exotic lands and involves more than one nation?

• Epic setting

• First-person point of view

• Third person limited point of view

• Character traits

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9