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Literary Devices

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Explore the world of literature through questions about various literary devices and techniques

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1
Which device contrasts two opposing ideas?
Metaphor
Paradox
Oxymoron
Juxtaposition
2
What is a recurring theme called?
Symbol
Motive
Allegory
Motif
3
What is a story's underlying message?
Theme
Character
Plot
Setting
4
What device gives human traits to objects?
Alliteration
Irony
Symbolism
Personification
5
Which device compares two unlike things?
Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Imagery
6
What device is a play on words?
Simile
Alliteration
Pun
Metaphor
7
Which device uses the same sound?
Assonance
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
8
What device creates vivid mental images?
Imagery
Metaphor
Personification
Symbolism
9
What device uses exaggeration?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Hyperbole
10
Which device hints at future events?
Flashback
Imagery
Foreshadowing
Symbolism
11
What device uses a character's inner thoughts?
Imagery
Narration
Dialogue
Stream of consciousness
12
What device uses sound words?
Simile
Imagery
Personification
Onomatopoeia
13
Which device uses a contradiction?
Juxtaposition
Paradox
Metaphor
Oxymoron
14
Which device creates a specific mood?
Tone
Characterization
Plot
Theme
15
Which device uses a narrative shift?
Symbolism
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Imagery