Literary Devices and Concepts

Question 1

Personification....

Accepted Answer

gives non-human things human traits

Question 2

Metaphors use "like" or "as"

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Which point of view uses 'I' or 'we'?

Accepted Answer

First Person

Question 4

What does irony highlight?

Accepted Answer

Difference between expectation and reality

Question 5

What are the two main types of conflict?

Accepted Answer

Internal and External

Question 6

What does imagery appeal to?

Accepted Answer

Five senses

Question 7

What is an example of a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

He is a lion

Question 8

Situational Irony is when you say the opposite of what you mean.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Dramatic Irony is when the opposite of what is expected to happen occurs.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

What does diction refer to?

Accepted Answer

Author's word choice

Question 11

What does repetition achieve in literature?

Accepted Answer

Emphasizes a point

Question 12

What is an example of symbolism?

Accepted Answer

A physical item representing an idea

Question 13

Setting is....

Accepted Answer

where/when the story takes place

Question 14

Symbols are different from motifs because...

Accepted Answer

Symbols are always physical, Symbols don't have to repeat

Question 15

What does the term 'tone' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Author's attitude towards the subject

Question 16

True or false: Syntax refers to character development.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

What does allusion mean?

Accepted Answer

A concrete reference outside of the text

Question 18

What is characterization?

Accepted Answer

The way an author describes or writes a character

Question 19

Motifs.....

Accepted Answer

are sometimes ideas, are sometimes physical items, repeat throughout the story, change throughout the story

Question 20

Verbal Irony is when the reader knows something the characters don't.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

What is the definition of anaphora?

Accepted Answer

Repeating the same phrase at the beginning of a clause

Question 22

What is juxtaposition?

Accepted Answer

Placing contrasting things side by side

Questions 22