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