Literary Devices Practice

Question 1

This category includes metaphors, simile, personification, and other methods designed to play with the meaning of words.

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Figurative Language

Question 2

The comparison of two unlike things to enhance meaning, not separated by "like" or "as."

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Metaphor

Question 3

These are examples of second person perspective.

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You ran from the aliens

Question 4

The direct comparison of two unlike things, separated by "like" or "as."

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Simile

Question 5

The use of humor to ridicule, embarrass, or criticize.

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Satire

Question 6

The character or group of characters who create problems for the story's hero.

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Antagonist

Question 7

Excessive pride or overconfidence.

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Hubris

Question 8

This technique is used by authors to assign humanlike qualities to non-human objects.

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Personification

Question 9

This term defines the writer's way of expressing themselves through their choice and arrangement of words.

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Diction

Question 10

An outwardly contradictory statement that contains a deeper truth or reasoning.

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Paradox

Question 11

An obvious exaggeration in order to emphasize a point.

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Hyperbole

Question 12

The attitude or feeling of a piece of a writing.

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Tone, Tone, Tone, Tone

Question 13

The direct or indirect representation of the traits, motives, and mental state of a character in a narrative.

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Characterization

Question 14

The perspective that the narrator tells the story from.

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Point of View

Questions 14