Unit 10
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Lit Terms 1
Lit Terms 2
Lit Terms 3
100
It's this if it's small and oh, so cute!
What is "dainty"?
100
He is a conspirator in Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar.
Who is "Brutus" or "Cassius" or "Casca"....?
100
"Dark, dreary dungeon"
What is "alliteration"?
100
I've told you a thousand times to clean your room!!!!!!!!!
What is "hyperbole"?
100
In fiction, this is the correct term for the message about life that the work is trying to convey. And, by the way, it is one of the 4 basic elements of fiction.
What is "theme"?
200
Japanese anime films get their name from this English word.
What is "animate"
200
A disorderly retreat after a battle can be described as this.
What is a "rout"?
200
"Buzz, pop, bang, pow"
What is "onomatopoeia"?
200
When an author uses vivid words to paint a picture for her readers, she is using this literary technique.
What is "imagery"?
200
These make up a language all their own because they represent something else. We can understand or "read" them.
What are "symbols"?
300
If you can find the Big Dipper, you have at least a basic understanding of these.
What are "constellations"?
300
GSR (gunshot residue) can be evidence against a criminal because it can leave these on their skin and clothing.
What are "flecks"?
300
My love is as sweet as scented grass in a summer meadow.
What is "a simile"?
300
"The sailboat has run aground on the sand bar; she'll need to be towed out so we can continue our trip." This is an example of:
What is "personification"?
300
"You are my rock." This is an example of a:
What is a "metaphor"?
400
When you see a sick or weak person or animal, you can say they are this.
What is "frail"?
400
Chiropractors help patients who, among other things, have done this.
What is "wrenched" (a muscle)?
400
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What is an "iamb"?
400
This is the correct term for a narrator's perspective as they tell their story.
What is "narrative point of view"?
400
Poems DO NOT have to have this characteristic to be poetry, however, many poems do.
What is "rhyme"?
500
Groups in the military are sometimes called this.
What is "cadres"?
500
He said, "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears."
Who is "Marc Antony"?
500
How now, brown cow?
What is "assonance"?
500
William Shakespeare wrote 154 of these.
What are "sonnets"?
500
When an author leads you to expect one outcome but then gives you a different one, it is this:
What is "irony"?