Literary Terms (Fiction 1-30)

Fill in the blank: Diction means _________.

• THE AUTHOR'S WORD CHOICE

• THE AUTHOR'S SENTENCE LENGTH

• THE AUTHOR'S PLOT STRUCTURE

• THE AUTHOR'S CHARACTER NAMES

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in 2 or more words in a line

• The repetition of vowel sounds in a line

• The use of rhyme at the end of lines

• The use of metaphors in poetry

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is an allusion?

• A) A type of poem

• B) A reference in literature or art to other works of literature, mythology, or historical/contemporary events

• C) A character in a story

• D) A type of rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the definition of 'Ambiguity' as a literary device?

• A) A device that allows a text to be understood in only one way

• B) A device that allows a text to be understood in more than one way

• C) A device that makes a text easier to understand

• D) A device that removes uncertainty from a text

Ambiguity is a literary device that allows a text to be understood in more than one way.

• True

• False

Fill in the blank: ________ is a narrative technique where the writer tells a short story used to illustrate a concept or to prove a point.

• Anecdote

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is an archetype? Fill in the blank: An archetype is _________.

• characters that appear so often in narratives that they have become a pattern

• a unique character that only appears once in literature

• a type of setting used in only one story

• an object that has no symbolic meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of the following is an example of an archetype?

• The caregiver

• The explorer

• The hero

• All of the above

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Fill in the blank: Context is __________.

• The circumstances surrounding a text, like background information that helps a reader understand a specific text

• A type of literary device used to create suspense

• The main character in a story

• A synonym for the word 'content'

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What literary device is defined as 'Interrupting the chronological action of a narrative by returning to a moment in the past'?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5