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Literary Devices Review
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
What is tone?
Literary Devices Review
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What is tone?
A comparison using like or as
The time and place of a story
Attitude a writer takes toward a suject, character, or the audience
The overall feeling or atmosphere of a text
2
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
Buzz
She was as sly as a fox
My brother and I fight like cats and dogs all the time
Money is the root of all evil
3
What is characterization?
The contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
The main character who sets the plot in motion
The use of clues to hint at events later in a plot
The process of revealing the personality of a character in a story
4
Parody is a humorous and satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing
False
True
5
The exposition is the highest point of tension or action in a story
False
True
6
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds together, like "she sells sea shells by the sea shore".
False
True
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Which of the following is an example of a stereotype?
My feet are killing me
He's a couch potato
Bang!
Elderly people don't know how to use modern technology
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Personification is giving human qualities to what?
Objects
Nature
Animals
All of the above
9
What is a word or phrase that imitates the sound it describes?
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
10
Which of the following is a symbol of freedom?
A tree
A field
American flag
A dandelion
11
Antagonists are always the villians of a story
False
True
12
What literary device is used when exaggeration is used for emphasis?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Irony
Hyperbole
13
What is an external conflict?
The moment of greatest intensity or suspense in a plot
A character struggles against an outside force
The conflict takes place within a character's own mind
The quality of giving nonhuman qualities human characteristics
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Which of the following is an allusion?
Sometimes my house feels like a prison
Betty baked a batch of butter
Life is a game of chess
Ice cream is my kryptonite
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Situational Irony is when what we expect to happen is different from what actually takes place
False
True
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A dynamic character is one who does not change much in a story
True
False
17
Protagonists are always the heroes of a story
False
True
18
What is point of view?
The vantage point from which a writer tells a story
An author's specific word choice
Attitude a writer takes toward a subject
Series of related events that make up a story or drama
19
There are more than two main types of conflict
False
True
20
What is Imagery?
The use of clues that hint at events that will occur later in a plot
Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
A fixed idea about a person or group of people that is often harmful
Visual, descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
21
What is the definition of diction?
Rhyme pattern
Style of writing
Punctuation rules
Choice and use of words
22
Enjambment is the running-over of a sentence or phrase from one line to the next
False
True
23
What is a comparison between two unlike things?
Metaphor
Irony
Alliteration
Hyperbole
24
Dorothy singing "somewhere over the rainbow" in The Wizard of Oz is an example of what?
hyperbole
personification
exposition
foreshadowing
25
What is conflict?
A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces
The opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero
The conclusion of a story
The series of events that make up a story or drama
26
Which is NOT a primary point of view?
First Person
Third Person Omniscent
Second Person
Third Person Limited
27
"Sarah is torn between wanting to travel the world and take care of her aging parents". What type of conflict is this?
This is not an example of conflict
Internal Conflict
External Conflict
28
A flat character only has one or two traits, and can be described in a few words
True
False
29
An example of an antogonist would be Harry Potter
True
False
30
An example of a protagonist would be Shrek
True
False
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Dramatic Irony is when a speaker says one thing but really means something else
True
False
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Verbal Irony is when the audience or reader knows something important that a character in a story does not
False
True
33
The resolution is when the characters and setting of the story are introduced
False
True
34
Mood is the overall feeling or atmosphere of a text, often created by the author's use of imagery
False
True
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Foreshadowing is the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in a plot
False
True
