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9th Grade PreAP Literary Terms Test

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of 31 available terms

5 Written Questions

5 Matching Questions

  1. thematic statement
  2. hyperbole
  3. tone
  4. allusion
  5. concrete detail
  1. 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
  2. b the specific, textual proof for an argument in a body paragraph of analytical
    writing
  3. c A reference to a mythological, literary, or historical person, place, or thing
  4. d The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience. It may be serious, humorous, sarcastic, indignant, etc.
  5. e A deliberate, extravagant, and
    often outrageous exaggeration.
    May be used for either serious or comic effect

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. a position or proposition that a student advances and attempts to maintain
    by argument and with proof
  2. A kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
  3. the tension between opposing forces that resides within a character
  4. The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future action
  5. 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

  1. denotationThe dictionary definition of a word, a word's primary signification or reference

          

  2. logosThe emotional atmosphere in a literary work

          

  3. alliterationThe practice of beginning several consecutive or neighboring words with the same consonant sound

          

  4. metonymythe use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute
    or with which it is associated

          

  5. paradoxEmotional appeals used in argumentation