NAME: ________________________
← 9th Grade PreAP Literary Terms Test
5 Written Questions
5 Matching Questions
- thematic statement
- hyperbole
- tone
- allusion
- concrete detail
- a describes the function of the concept or idea in the specific text. It could apply to
many types of literature, though accuracy regarding the particular text is imperative - b the specific, textual proof for an argument in a body paragraph of analytical
writing - c A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing
- d The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience. It may be serious, humorous, sarcastic, indignant, etc.
- e A deliberate, extravagant, and
often outrageous exaggeration.
May be used for either serious or comic effect
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- a position or proposition that a student advances and attempts to maintain
by argument and with proof - A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
- the tension between opposing forces that resides within a character
- The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action
- two successive lines of verse forming a
unit marked usually by rhythmic
correspondence, rhyme,
or the inclusion
of a self-contained utterance.
5 True/False Questions
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denotation → The dictionary definition of a word, a word's primary signification or reference
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logos → The emotional atmosphere in a literary work
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alliteration → The practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same consonant sound
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metonymy → the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute
or with which it is associated -
paradox → Emotional appeals used in argumentation
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