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Figurative Language and Literary Devices
Figurative Language and Literary Devices
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1
Which term describes exaggeration for emphasis?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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A person fighting a bear is an example of
person vs nature
person vs supernatural
person vs self
Person vs person
3
The phrase "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse" is personification
True
False
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A flashback is when a character...
Thinks back to earlier events
Gives a hint or clue about what will happen in the future
Gives the other characters a gift
Goes back in time
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What is the term for giving human qualities to non-human things?
Personification
Metaphor
Allusion
Simile
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Which literary device compares two things using "like" or "as"?
Simile
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
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_____ + _____ = atmosphere
Tone + Theme
Time + Place
Protagonist + Antagonist
rising action + falling action
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BONUS: What is onomatopoeia?
A figure of speech using sound words like "zip" or "buzz"
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Repeating consonant sounds at word beginnings
A comparison using "like" or "as"
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What is an example of personification?
I've seen this movie a hundred times
Her smile was as bright as the sun
The flowers begged for water
She sells seashells by the seashore
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Which literary device is used in the phrase "The world is my oyster"?
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
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If the narration is someone outside the story and can read anyones mind, that is a....
Third Person Limited Narrator
Third Person Objective Narrator
Omniscient Narrator
First Person Narrator
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If the narration reveals only what the narrator has seen/heard, like a movie camera, it is...
Third Person Objective Narrator
Omniscient Narrator
Third Person Limited Narrator
First Person Narrator
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Which term describes something that represents something else?
Metaphor
Symbolism
Simile
Inference
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Essential Parts of the Plot (in order): Introduction, rising action, inciting moment, climax, falling action, conclusion
False
True
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Which device creates a "mental picture" using descriptive language
Flashback
Dramatic Irony
Imagery
Inference
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If the narration reveals only one of a characters thoughts and feelings, that is a
Omniscient Narrator
Third Person Objective Narrator
First Person Narrator
Third Person Limited Narrator
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Which literary device is used in the phrase "She was like a ray of sunshine"?
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
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Which device is a reference made to a piece of knowledge that the author assumes the reader knows?
Allusion
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Repeating consonant sounds at word beginnings
Giving human qualities to non-human things
