Literary Terms Quiz

What does "first person" mean in storytelling?

• Characters referred to as he, she, it, they

• Main message of the story

• Character narrates the story with I, me, my, or mine

• How writers arrange their material

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the "theme" of a story?

• How writers arrange their material

• Main message of the story

• Putting things in the order in which they happened

• The use of hints or clues

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does "chronological" mean?

• The use of words in an imaginative way

• Putting things in the order in which they happened

• A mental picture or feeling

• Takes the reader back in time

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

What is "imagery" in literature?

• A mental picture or feeling

• The use of hints or clues

• Takes the reader back in time

• The opinion or viewpoint an author has

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does "foreshadow" mean?

• The use of words in an imaginative way

• The use of hints or clues

• How writers arrange their material

• Main message of the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is "metaphor" in literature?

• The main message of the story

• The use of hints or clues

• A direct comparison between two unlike things

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What does "narrative perspective" mean?

• The use of words in an imaginative way

• The main message of the story

• The point of view from which the story is told

• How writers arrange their material

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is "symbolism" in literature?

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

• The opinion or viewpoint an author has

• A mental picture or feeling

• Putting things in the order in which they happened

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D