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Literary Elements and Devices Review
Literary Elements and Devices Review
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Review of commonly used literary elements and devices
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1
What is the literal meaning of archetype?
old pattern
higher power
ancient scroll
old computer
2
What device involves an author referring to another literary work?
assonance
alliteration
allusion
analogy
3
Which of the following words represents onomatopoeia?
swerve
swooning
swap
swoosh
4
Identify the literary device: "The gate creaked open to reveal a dead body."
onomatopoeia
simile
assonance
metaphor
5
What literary device is this: "The fat cat sat on my hat"?
alliteration
assonance
personification
metaphor
6
Which device involves the repetition of first consonant sounds?
onomatopoeia
simile
assonance
alliteration
7
Identify the device: "The river welcomed me home after my long journey overseas."
personification
imagery
simile
metaphor
8
What literary device involves situations or events that don't turn out as expected?
rhetorical question
irony
parallelism
synecdoche
9
Identify the letter used in this alliteration: "Tiny Tim tipped his hat."
t
p
i
m
10
What device involves authors making a character speak like a certain region?
hyperbole
irony
dialect
onomatopoeia
11
What does "oral tradition" mean?
sharing food with family
passing down something verbally
practicing good dental hygiene
giving a speech effectively
12
What literary element describes how authors feel about their subject?
tone
point of view
mood
irony
13
What is the best synonym for hyperbole?
obliteration
exaggeration
understatement
analysis
14
Identify the metaphor: "Fear gripped my heart like a mad scientist."
no metaphor
fear gripped
my heart
like a mad scientist
15
Which of the following is NOT a simile?
ate like a pig
mad as a hornet
wave of fear
as cold as ice
16
What is the following an example of: "Her eyes told the whole truth"?
synecdoche
assonance
imagery
onomatopoeia
17
Identify the device: "He ran faster than a comet."
imagery
hyperbole
simile
onomatopoeia
18
What is mood?
the feeling inside a story
the author's attitude toward a subject
the main character's point of view
the central conflict
19
What literary device is this: "I could smell the fire before I saw it."?
alliteration
imagery
personification
metaphor
20
What is a narrative?
A dialogue of 2 or more characters
A made-up story told by a narrator
A fiction or nonfiction story
A nonfiction story told by a narrator
21
What literary device is this, "The city slept through the decade of the 1990s"?
metaphor
synecdoche
parallelism
personification
22
What is a motif?
a foil character
another word for theme
a recurrent symbol
a character's motivation
23
Identify the device: "I stepped into the damp, silent night."
imagery
metaphor
personification
simile
24
What is an archetypal character?
an original or unconventional character
a recurring character type across time and cultures
the main character or protagonist
a foil character
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What is an epithet?
a nicer way of saying something
a short, characterizing phrase
a type of metaphor
an inversion of normal word order
