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Literary Terms
Literary Terms
Poetry
Time Periods
Grammar/Writing Mechanics
100
The repetitive use of the same letter at the beginning of multiple words in a sentence. Example: Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
What is alliteration?
100
A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.
What is a simile?
100
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber (a)door. / “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber (b)door— (a) and (b) demonstrate this. *Remember: / represents a line break*
What is end rhyme?
100
Writers from this time period, including Jonathan Edwards, William Bradford, and Anne Bradstreet, share religious enlightenment and provide a history of the time.
What is Puritanism?
100
The use of the same grammatical form when writing a series or list. Example: Alice ran into the room, into the garden, and into our hearts.
What is parallelism/parallel structure?
200
A figure of speech in which humanlike qualities are assigned to animals, things, or ideas.
What is personification?
200
This is an artifact, document, recording, or other source that was created at the time under study.
What is a primary source?
200
Ah, distinctly I (a)remember it was in the bleak (b)December;
What is internal rhyme?
200
Most of the literature from this time period has been passed down through oral storytelling, as there was no written language.
What is Native American/Early American literature?
200
This is the first thing that will be listed in a citation for a source on a Works Cited page.
What is author's last name?
300
An extreme exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
300
The author uses figurative or descriptive language to create a mental picture of the scene in the reader's head.
What is imagery?
300

The type of rhyme used in "Meant to Be."

Baby, lay on back and relax
Kick your pretty feet up on my dash
No need to go nowhere fast
Let’s enjoy right here where we at.

What is slant rhyme?

300

Literature from this time period focuses on religious principles and belief. Writers used a plain style in their works.

What is Puritan?

300

Is the following sentence correct, or is there an error? Sugar and flour is needed for the recipe.

What is Sugar and flour are needed for the recipe?

400
A thing in literature that represents or stands for something else.
What is a symbol?
400
This is the highest or most intense part of the story on a plot structure diagram.
What is the climax?
400
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry. Example: He stood on the road and cried.
What is consonance?
400

The literary and philosophical movement of _________ is associated with writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau.

What is Transcendentalism?

400

This must appear in the parenthetical citations within an MLA formatted paper.

What is author's last name and page number?

500
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a deeper meaning (usually political).
What is an allegory?
500
The process by which a character's personality traits are revealed through the way he or she acts, dresses, and/or speaks.
What is indirect characterization?
500
(a)Startled at the (b)stillness broken by reply (c)so aptly (d)spoken,
What is alliteration?
500
___________ followed the Revolutionary Period and is characterized by a rise in creativity and the exploration of fantastical subject matter.
What is Romanticism?
500

This word should not be hyphenated. 

1) off-campus apartment 

2)co-star 

3)back-pack 

4)ex-wife

What is backpack?