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Mr. Sherman's 6th Grade literature terms
Mr. Sherman's 6th Grade literature terms
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The best review for any 5th or 6th grader for those pesky literature terms that can be tricky!
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words or phrases that appeal to one of the five senses.
plot
narrative
motivation
imagery
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What is this phrase: "a chip on your shoulder?"
pun
setting
imagery
idiom
3
The highest point of action in the story.
illusion
climax
plot
pun
4
A section in the text that interrupts the plot in order to relate an earlier set of events.
flashback
foreshadowing
imagery
narrator
5
A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human qualities.
theme
subject
personification
fiction
6
The events of the story.
plot
theme
setting
subject
7
Which words are examples of an oxymoron?
pretty fast
big diaper
baby face
pretty ugly
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A brief story, usually with animals, that teaches a lesson.
science-fiction
fable
mystery
fiction
9
The events are told by a character in the story.
2nd person point of view
3rd person point of view
Omnicient
1st person point of view
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Use of extreme exaggeration.
motivation
objective
hyperbole
moral
11
The author's use of hints or clues to give a reader an idea of what may happen next.
foreshadowing
mood
oxymoron
fiction
12
The speaker or character who is telling the story.
author
character
reader
narrator
13
The repetition of similiar initial consonant sounds in order to create a rhythmic effect.
fable
allusion
free-verse
alliteration
14
This book is an example of:
myth
legend
fiction
nonfiction
15
A lesson taught by a literary work.
fable
allusion
metaphor
moral
16
Favoring one side.
propoganda
opinion
bias
prejudice
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A situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist.
oxymoron
irony
hyperbole
idiom
18
Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.
objective
narrative
metaphor
fiction
19
The close placement of words having opposite meanings to create a unique description.
tone
oxymoron
mood
moral
20
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.
theme
conflict
flashback
allusion
21
A comparison made without "like" or "as."
irony
metaphor
alliteration
simile
22
This phrase is an example of what term: I ran a thousand miles today.
hyperbole
alliteration
comic
pun
23
The events that occur in the falling action of the plot.
resolution
stanza
symbol
plot
24
A form of non-fiction in which a writer tells the life of another person.
autobiography
allusion
free-verse
biography
25
A word or phrase which means something different from what it says.
metaphor
oxymoron
simile
idiom
26
The author's attitude about the subject- can be positive, negative, or neutral.
inference
tone
voice
deductive
27
What is setting?
place and year
time and place
time and images
time and problem
28
A humorous play on words.
simile
pun
metaphor
resolution
29
The quality of a character; what a character is like.
external
fiction
character trait
dynamic
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The way the author uses words to make his or her story distinctive.
bias
style/voice
propoganda
opinion
