Snyder - Literary Devices and Theme Pre-Assessment

Question 1

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

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foreshadowing

Question 2

Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.

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Imagery

Question 3

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

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Symbol

Question 4

"Her brain is the size of a pea" is an example of:

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hyperbole

Question 5

An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...

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hyperbole

Question 6

What happens in a story.

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Plot

Question 7

The family was devastated by the fire. The house was gone. Their things were gone. All gone.

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Repetition

Question 8

This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.

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Omniscient

Question 9

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

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alliteration

Question 10

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

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Flashback

Question 11

A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...

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metaphor

Question 12

What is a reference to something famous?

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Allusion

Question 13

"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:

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metaphor

Question 14

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:

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simile

Question 15

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

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Personification

Question 16

This term refers to anything that should not be taken literally.

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Figurative language

Question 17

What does the picture below illustrate?

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Irony

Question 18

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

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Theme

Question 19

What is the feeling a story gives a reader?

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Mood

Questions 19