Show What You Know! Literature Term Review

The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal meaning.

Name the device used to present an action that occurred before present time of the story?

"He is a walking dictionary" is an example of what literary term?

What kind of tone does the word "nostalgic" have?

The perspective from which a speaker or author recounts a narrative or presents information.

What is the major idea broad enough to cover the entire scope of a literary work called?

The guy was driving a million miles per hour.

Harriet Tubman was the "Moses" of her people.

What is the device in literature called where objects represent an idea?

The warm sun came up and smiled at me.

Dan breathed in the salty air as he listened to waves crashing upon the shore.

What is the literature term for the time or place in which a story unfolds?

What is descriptive or figurative language in a literary work called?

What is a struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions known as?

An organizational device used to create expectation or hint of later developments?

An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form is called...

What is the term for an exaggeration or overstatement?

“We’s safe, Huck, we’s safe! Jump up and crack yo’ heels. Dat’s de good ole Cairo at las...”

The fire hungrily swallowed the forest.

What kind of tone does the word "indignant" have?

Name this literary device: Her spray tan is as orange as a basketball.

Time is money.