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GET LIT w/ Literary Terms! (Grade 8)
GET LIT w/ Literary Terms! (Grade 8)
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To help students review literary terms in preparation for the Grade 8 AIR ELA Test.
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1
What is the difference between
direct
and
indirect characterization
?
There is no real difference between the two.
Only true authors use indirect characterization.
Direct characterization TELLS, and indirect SHOWS.
Direct characterization SHOWS, and indirect TELLS.
2
Who is the
protagonist
of
The Outsiders?
Sodapop
Darry
Dallas
Ponyboy
3
This type of character is
given the minimum essentials of a description
and is underdeveloped.
Dynamic character
Round character
Flat character
Static character
4
Which literary term is this?
I had to wait an eternity at Starbucks to receive my latte.
Allusion
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
5
Which type of
conflict
does the narrator experience in "The Raven"?
Person vs. Society
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Nature
6
"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone, I'll be waiting... It's a love story."
(T. Swift)
Inference
Metaphor
Symbolism
Allusion
7
An action/memory that interrupts the story
to show an event that happened at an earlier time.
Sensory Details
Flashback
Simile
Allusion
8
The
author’s purpose
of a speech written by a presidential candidate during an election...?
To Inform
To Describe
To Persuade
To Entertain
9
Who would be an appropriate
intended audience
for the book
The Outsiders
?
Fans of biographies & autobiographies
Young adults
People interested in learning about the Holocaust
All of the above
10
What do you call a unified group of lines in
poetry
? They sometimes look like “paragraphs”.
Paragraphs
Iambic pentameter
Stanzas
Rhymes
11
“[He saw] colored lights: red, green, yellow. Jonas smelled food cooking and heard laughter.”
Puns/Wordplay
Sensory details
Hyperbole
Personification
12
“At night, Cole slept
like
the dead.” Which literary term is this?
Allusion
Sensory Details
Simile
Flashback
13
The process by which an author reveals the personality or unique traits of a character.
Sensory details
Characterization
Hyperbole
Personification
14
The
feeling/emotion
a piece of literature causes in the
reader;
emotion
evoked from a passage.
Symbolism
Tone
Mood
Inference
15
Character in a story
who does not undergo substantial change or growth
throughout.
Dynamic character
Round character
Static character
Flat character
16
Which literary term is shown here?
The waves cried out in agony over the open sea.
Personification
Hyperbole
Allusion
Simile
17
The
author’s purpose
of an article outlining the pros and cons of the newest 2017 SUVs...?
To Entertain
To Describe
To Persuade
To Inform
18
The
author’s purpose
of
The Hunger Games
(fictional, dystopian novel) would be?
To Entertain
To Describe
To Persuade
To Inform
19
These characters are
more fully developed/multidimensional;
we see much of their personalities.
Dynamic character
Flat character
Static character
Round character
20
The
writer's
emotional attitude/feeling/vibe towards the subject he or she is writing about.
Allusion
Mood
Tone
Personification
21
Who is the
antagonist
in the text
The Hunger Games
?
The Capitol
District 13
Katniss's deceased father
Cato
22
Major
characters that undergo
large, internal changes
(in personality) throughout the story.
Dynamic character
Round character
Static character
Flat character
23
MOOD:
“Standing alone on the shore, Cole felt his anger smoldering... soon, it would explode."
Enraged
Confused
Frightened
Melancholy
24
“Cole thought back to people at home who had tried to help him; he hated their fake concern."
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Flashback
Allusion
25
“The patient boy and quiet girl were both well-mannered and did not disobey their mother.”
Direct characterization
Sensory details
Indirect characterization
Allusion
26
Writing that is so vivid
that the reader can picture it
in her mind; uses sensory details.
Theme
Imagery
Symbolism
Characterization
27
The use of hints or clues to suggest early on what will happen later in the story/passage.
Flashback
Symbolism
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
28
Which of the following is NOT considered a legitimate conflict in literature?
Person vs. Person
Person vs. Self
Person vs. Nature
Person vs. Animal
