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Literary Elements
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This quiz tests students on their knowledge of literary elements in literature.
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What describes a pattern or strand of imagery or symbolism in a work of literature.
Foreshadowing
Motif
Symbolism
Irony
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What is: A figure of speech comparing two objects using “like” or “as”.
Simile
Metaphor
Irony
Idiom
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What is: A phrase combining two contradictory terms. They may or may not be intentional.
Euphemism
Oxymoron
Idiom
Colloquialism
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What is: The use of one object or action to represent or suggest something else.
Idiom
Symbolism
Motif
Simile
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What is: An obvious and intentional exaggeration.
Euphemism
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Colloquialism
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A form of wordplay which suggests two or more meanings. For an intended humorous effect.
Hyperbole
Sarcasm
Idiom
Pun
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What is: A contradiction between two elements in a story. Has a strong effect on the story.
Idiom
Pun
Irony
Motif
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What is: a word, phrase, or language that is used in conversation or informal speech.
Oxymoron
Idiom
Colloquailism
Euphamism
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A combination of words that has a figurative meaning, due to its common usage.
Colloquialism
Idiom
Irony
Euphemism
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A mocking remark, often ironic, used to belittle someone or add humor to a situation
Colloquialism
Irony
Sarcasm
Personification
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What is: Giving human qualities to abstract ideas, animals, and inanimate objects.
Idiom
Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
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What is: A figure of speech comparing two objects that does not use like or as.
Metaphor
Foreshadowing
Simile
Sarcasm
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When an author refers back to an event that has already taken place in the story.
Symbolism
Euphemism
Foreshadowing
Flashback
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When an author mentions or hints at something that will happen later in the story.
Flashback
Motif
Foreshadowing
Irony
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What is: A polite expression.
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Colloquialism
Pun
