Post on 01-Jan-2016
Literary Terms Review
Middle School & 9th Grade Terms
DirectionsWrite the word that goes with the definition
provided
Note! There is no “word bank”, but if you need a hint, look over at our word/ terms wall
1 Repetition of a sound at the beginning of several
words in a row, such as “Andy and Albus always argue” is an example of _________________________
2A comparison of two dissimilar situations in
order to show a contrast or make a point is known as a(n) ____________________
3The person who opposes the main character of
the story is known as the _____________________
4The people reading the story and/or who the
story is written for is known as the _____________________
5A character’s physical, mental and emotional
description is all part of his overall _______________________
6When two characters speak to one another in a
story (usually written in quotation marks), the author is using __________________________
7__________________________________ is a term that
refers to several types of literary devices, such as simile, metaphor, personification, etc
8When a poem has no set meter or rhythm, the
poetic form is known as ______________________
9An extreme example used for emphasis or
exaggeration (like yo mamma jokes) is called _________________
10_____________________(s) are cultural phrases that
have a specific meaning for people of that culture but cannot be translated literally (like “It’s raining cats and dogs!”)
11Vivid description using and evoking all five
senses is known as _______________________
12A comparison of two dissimilar things not using
like or as is known as a ______________________
13Words that sound like their meaning, like “buzz”
or “drip” are known as _________________________
14____________________________(s) are contradictory
phrases like “jumbo shrimp”
15Giving inanimate objects humanlike abilities or
characteristics such as “the phone screamed” is an example of ____________________________
16The actual events, consisting of a beginning,
middle and end, of a story is known as the ____________________
17The perspective from which a story is told, such
as 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person, is known as the _________________________
18The main character of a story is known as the
____________________________
19A word repeated throughout a story or text for
emphasis is known as literary _____________________
20Two words that have mirrored sounds like
“round” and “sound” are words that _________________
21A set tempo or standard meter of a poem or
song is said to have a specific ____________________
22A comparison of two dissimilar things using like
or as is known as a ____________________
23A physical object in a literary work that has
significant meaning and represents something else is known as a __________________
24The main idea in a literary work is known as the
__________________ (our _________________ for the year is Independence)
25The mood that is set in a literary work (like
happy and light or dark and gloomy) is the _______________
26A(n) ______________________ is a reference to
another literary work that is generally famous or well known
27When a character makes a side comment to the
audience (and generally the other characters can’t hear it), it is known as an __________________
28A(n) ____________________________ text is another
name for a coming of age story
29A(n) _________________ is an overused (and kinda
lame) phrase like “only time will tell”
30The _____________________ of a poem or literary
work is it’s deeper or figurative meaning
31The _____________________ of a poem or literary
work is it’s surface or immediate meaning
32The repetition of a consonant sound at the
beginning of several words in a row such as “Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore” is known as _________________________
33A pair of successive lines of verse that usually
have the same rhythm and rhyme scheme are known as a(n) ______________________
34______________________ occurs when a poetic line
goes continuously over a line break in a poem, but is not meant to have a pause or stop
35A(n) ______________________ is an alternate
phrase that is used to avoid stating an embarrassing or impolite truth (such as “they took a roll in the hay”)
36Two literary characters that are set up to be
polar opposites are called literary _______________(s)
37The form of measurement used for poetic lines
are known as __________________________
38Shakespeare’s line known for it’s alternating
stressed/unstressed pattern and ten syllables is known as _____________________________
39When something as at an opposition in terms of
situational, verbal or dramatic _________________, the thing that is said, done or known is not what actually occurs or is meant
40When a character on stage speaks a dramatic
monologue or cannot be heard by the other characters, it is known as a(n) _______________________
Bonus #1A thought or belief that is generally known or
held about a set of individuals set apart by race, religion, gender, hair color, etc, (ex. “white boys can’t jump” or “blonds are dumb”) is known as a(n) __________________________
Bonus #2A variation of ____________________(s) are used in
poetry to create rhythm and meter; Shakespeare’s line consisted of alternations of this in order to create his famous rhythmic pattern of “da DUM da DUM da DUM”
Ready for the answers?
Tally them up!OK, how did you do?
Do you feel that you know these terms better now?
If yes, then good!
If not, you need to review some more!
These terms aren’t going away – you’ll use them your whole high school career, so make sure that you work on them!