Literary Terms: English, R.

Clemente name: _________________________________

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9 Grade Literature—Unit Two, study sheet
Match the terms listed in section A with the definitions listed in section B by writing the
number from section B on the line provided next to the number of the term in section A.

A. Literary Terms. . .

_____ 1. imagery _____ 2. plot _____ 3. foreshadowing

_____ 4. alliteration _____ 5. onomatopoeia _____ 6. rhyme scheme

_____7. personification _____ 8. metaphor _____ 9. simile

_____ 10. structure _____ 11. symbol _____ 12. narrative

_____ 13. motif _____ 14. conflict _____ 15. theme

B. Literary Terms, Meanings and Expressions. . .

1. “her eyes were blue fire” 2. verses in a song or poem

3. how a literary piece is written and put together 4. a story told or written

5. “o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, buzzzzzzz, ah-h-h-h-h-h” 6. events of a story

7. imitation of a work, usually in comic 8. “his eyes were like pieces of coal”

9. “the tree’s branches lifted the wind” 10. Peter Piper picked a peck of . . .

11. making word pictures appealing to the senses 12. AA, BB, CC, AB, AB, BC, BC

13. central message, insight, the “big idea” 14. representation of something else

15. reoccurring symbols in a story 16. tension, problem, issue, strife

17. writer hinting at something to happen 18. musical poetry expressing feelings

19. the high point of interest in a story 20. main character in a literary work

21. time and place of the action of a story 22. a brief work of fiction
Literary Terms: English, R. Clemente name: _________________________________
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9 Grade Literature, Unit Two
Match the terms listed in section A with the definitions listed in section B by writing the
number from section B on the line provided next to the number of the term in section A.
A. Literary Terms, Unit Two. . .
_____ 1. imagery _____ 2. plot _____ 3. foreshadowing

_____ 4. alliteration _____ 5. onomatopoeia _____ 6. rhyme scheme

_____7. personification _____ 8. metaphor _____ 9. simile

_____ 10. structure _____ 11. symbol _____ 12. narrative

_____ 13. motif _____ 14. conflict _____ 15. theme

_____ 16. stanza _____ 17. lyric poetry _____ 18. parody

B. Literary Terms Meanings and Expressions. . .

1. “her eyes were blue fire” 2. verses in a song or poem

3. how a literary piece is written and put together 4. a story told or written

5. “o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, buzzzzzzz, ah-h-h-h-h-h” 6. events of a story

7. imitation of a work, usually in comic 8. “his eyes were like pieces of coal”

9. “the tree’s branches lifted the wind” 10. Peter Piper picked a peck of . . .

11. making word pictures appealing to the senses 12. AA, BB, CC, AB, AB, BC, BC

13. central message, insight, the “big idea” 14. representation of something else

15. reoccurring symbols in a story 16. tension, problem, issue, strife

17. writer hinting at something to happen 18. musical poetry expressing feelings

19. the high point of interest in a story 20. main character in a literary work

21. time and place of the action of a story 22. a brief work of fiction
Literary Terms Test: English, R. Clemente KEY
Match the terms listed in section A with the definitions listed in section B by writing the
number from section B on the line provided next to the number of the term in section A.
A. Literary Terms, Unit Two. . . [5 points for Pre, 4 points for Post]

__11_ 1. imagery __6__ 2. plot __17_ 3. foreshadowing

__10_ 4. alliteration __5__ 5. onomatopoeia __12_ 6. rhyme scheme

__9__7. personification __1__ 8. metaphor __8__ 9. simile

__3__ 10. structure __14_ 11. symbol __4__ 12. narrative

__15_ 13. motif __16_ 14. conflict __13_ 15. theme

__2__ 16. stanza __18_ 17. lyric poetry __7__ 18. parody

B. Literary Terms Meanings and Expressions. . .

1. “her eyes were blue fire” 2. verses in a song or poem
3. how a literary piece is written and put together 4. a story told or written
5. “o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, buzzzzzzz, ah-h-h-h-h-h” 6. events of a story
7. imitation of a work, usually in comic 8. “his eyes were like pieces of coal”
9. “the tree’s branches lifted the wind” 10. Peter Piper picked a peck of . . .
11. making word pictures appealing to the senses 12. AA, BB, CC, AB, AB, BC, BC
13. central message, insight, the “big idea” 14. representation of something else
15. reoccurring symbols in a story 16. tension, problem, issue, strife
17. writer hinting at something to happen 18. musical poetry expressing feelings
19. the high point of interest in a story 20. main character in a literary work
21. time and place of the action of a story 22. a brief work of fiction

C. Literary Terms Unused Meanings. . . using the four unused meanings and expressions
from section B, write the four terms that are missing. [3 points each]

1. #19 CLIMAX

2. #20 PROTAGONIST

3. #21 SETTING

4. #22 SHORT STORY

D. Bonus (extra credit). . . pick (3) of the terms from section A and write a brief example
(on the back) from our class readings of the literary term you have chosen. [2 points each]
1. 2. 3.
Literary Terms Study Guide: name: __________________________________ period: ____

Match the terms listed in section A with the definitions listed in section B by writing the
number from section B on the line provided next to the number of the term in section A.
A. Literary Terms

_____ 1. imagery _____ 2. plot _____ 3. foreshadowing

_____ 4. alliteration _____ 5. onomatopoeia _____ 6. rhyme scheme

_____7. personification _____ 8. metaphor _____ 9. simile

_____ 10. structure _____ 11. stanza _____ 12. narrative

_____ 13. lyric poetry _____ 14. conflict _____ 15. theme

_____ 16. symbol _____ 17. motif _____ 18. parody

B. Literary Terms Meanings and Expressions

1. “her eyes were blue fire”
3. how a literary piece is written and put together
5. “o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o, buzzzzzzz, ah-h-h-h-h-h”
7. imitation of a work, usually in comic
9. “the tree’s branches lifted the wind”
11. making word pictures appealing to the senses
13. central message, insight, the “big idea”
15. reoccurring symbols in a story
17. writer hinting at something to happen
19. the high point of interest in a story
21. time and place of the action of a story
2. verses in a song or poem
4. a story told or written
6. events of a story
8. “his eyes were like pieces of coal”
10. Peter Piper picked a peck of . . .
12. AA, BB, CC, AB, AB, BC, BC
14. representation of something else
16. tension, problem, issue, strife
18. musical poetry expressing feelings
20. main character in a literary work
22. a brief work of fiction

C. Literary Terms Unused Meanings. . . using the four unused meanings and expressions
from section B, write the four terms that are missing and their meanings.

1.

2.

3.

4.
Literary Terms Pre-Test: English, R. Clemente name: _________________________________

9th Grade Literature, Unit Two

Below are listed some Literary Terms that you have seen, studied, and discussed in prior
classes. Find the answer in the multiple choice section that best fits the concept of the term
and write it in the space provided. Remember to find the best answer.

_____ 1. imagery
A. using images instead of words in a written story
B. saying or writing something other than what is meant
C. making word pictures appealing to the five senses
D. describing images in a descriptive essay

_____ 2. foreshadowing
A. the shadow of the characters in the story
B. the writer’s hints as to what is going to happen
C. dark and gloomy setting and theme
D. bad things that are going to happen in the story

_____ 3. alliteration
A. how well a person can read, write, and speak
B. repeating first sounds of words in a series
C. speaking clearly or using the right words in writing
D. sounds in the words that are spelled like they sound

_____ 4. onomatopoeia
A. words that are spelled the way they sound
B. repeating middle sounds in words
C. funny sounds in poetry that do not mean anything
D. all the above

_____5. personification
A. the main character is what the story is about
B. the person in the story is telling the story
C. giving lifelike qualities to inanimate objects
D. none of the above
_____ 6. metaphor
A. when comparisons do not fit or make any sense at all
B. a comparison that does not use like or as in the phrasing
C. a comparison that uses like or as in the wording
D. an very large comparison that cannot be put into words

_____ 7. simile
A. a comparison that does not use like or as
B. a comparison that is humorous or makes one smile
C. a comparison that gets lost in the wording
D. a comparison that uses like or as in the description

_____ 8. symbol
A. a literary device that uses objects instead of words
B. a literary device that replaces the main idea
C. a literary device that merely reflects the intent of the writer
D. a literary device that uses something to represent something else

_____ 9. motif
A. the real reason behind why the writer wrote the story
B. the repetition of symbols in a story or poem
C. the repetition of thematic phrases or lines in a story or poem
D. the French word for style of writing for a story

_____ 10. theme

A. the time and place in which a story takes place
B. the reason behind the writing of a story or poem
C. the big ideas or central messages in a story or poem
D. the imitation of a work of literature