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Some important literary devices
Some important literary devices
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Basic literary devices especially for poem analysis. Not comprehensive.
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"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..
Atmosphere
Personification
Imagery
Tone
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What happens in a story.
Plot
Exposition
Resolution
Theme
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A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
alliteration
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Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.
Symbol
Theme
Plot
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"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...
hyperbole
cliché
alliteration
personification
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Imagery is
The use of figurative language
Pictures created in the reader's mind by the writing
All of the above
Language that creates a sensory experience for the reader
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The tone of a piece a literature is:
The author's attitude toward the subject
How much description the writing has
The way the reader feels
The sound of the reader's voice
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This term refers to anything that should
not
be taken literally.
Figurative language
Imagery
Exaggeration
Symbolism
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What does the below picture illustrate?
Imagery
Irony
Symbolism
Figurative language
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"The air smelled like rain and lilacs." This is an example of:
point of view
sensory language
symbolism
alliteration
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The mood of a piece of writing is
What it's about
How it makes the author feel
How it makes the reader feel
The sensory language it has
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Something that is written as a narrative is in the form of:
an essay
a research paper
a poem
a story
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"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
Metaphor
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"Her brain is the size of a pea" is an example of:
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
personification
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The meaning or message of a story and what it reveals about human nature.
Theme
Character development
Setting
Storyline
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What is the point of view of this sentence: "I always like to get up early."
Third person limited
First person
Second person
Third person omniscient
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"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:
simile
personification
alliteration
metaphor
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Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...
rising action
flashback
foreshadowing
exposition
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An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...
cliché
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
metaphor
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Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.
Theme
Description
Imagery
Plot
