Literary Devices Definitions Practice

Mental pictures created by using very descriptive vocabulary

A fire station burning down... A pilot being afraid of heights... Saying "wow, what a beautiful day!" when it's raining.

Horror, comedy, action, romance are examples of what?

"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...

"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..

"Her laughter was like music to my ears" is an example of:

The use of words that imitate sounds. Ex. Slam, splash, bam, boom, shabam!

A speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage, speaking to themselves

A literary device that refers to the point in a story where the conflict or tension reaches its highest point...

A set of lines that are grouped together in a poem that are separated in order to divide and organize a poem.

Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.

The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.

An interruption of the present action to insert something that took place earlier.

A character's speech on stage, presented to the audience

Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...

What is the word for a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

An implied comparison of two unlike things by stating that one thing is another (i.e - that exam was a piece of cake)

The reason that explains why a character thinks, acts, or behaves a certain way is their...

The one who tells the story of what happens in a narrative, and can speak from different points of view...

Writing that is very descriptive and creates visual images specifically using the senses i.e touch, sounds, smells...

A poem that tells a story...

The sequence of events that make up a story

A lesson that a story teaches you?

A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event, often used to emphasize a point or add humor...

What is the word used to describe a person or animal that takes part in a story or piece of literary work?