Literary Terms
EOG Review
Joan H. White
21st Century Literacy Coach
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Practice and Review
Read each literary term and its
definition.
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Motive is …
the reason for doing something
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Compare means…
To show how two or more things are
alike
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Resolution means …
An answer to a problem
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Contrast means …
to show how two or more things are
different
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Mood means…
somebody’s state of mind
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Imagery means …
a set of mental pictures produced by
the memory or imagination
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Theme means …
The main or overall idea or
topic
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Plot means …
the story or sequence of events in
something such as a novel, play, or
movie
First
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Last
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Climax means…
the most important or exciting point in
something such as an event or a story
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Tone means …
the way somebody says something as
an indicator of what that person is
feeling or thinking
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Antonym means…
a word that means the opposite of another
word
hot
cold
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Synonym means…
a word that means the same, or almost
the same, as another word
happy
glad
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Let’s Practice.
Read each word or click the sound
button to listen to each word.
Raise your hand. Say the definition.
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Motive
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compare
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resolution
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contrast
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mood
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imagery
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theme
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plot
First
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last
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climax
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tone
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antonym
hot
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synonym
happy
glad
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You guys are so SMART!