Literary Elements/Rhetorical Devices Quiz

Question 1

a writer's vivid description that appeals to a reader's senses

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imagery

Question 2

the most exciting part of the story where the main conflict comes together

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climax

Question 3

connotation

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feelings, images, and memories that surround a word

Question 4

What is an example of a metaphor?

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The thunder was a mighty lion., The snow is a white blanket.

Question 5

a strong exaggeration

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hyperbole

Question 6

metaphor

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The hospital was a refrigerator., Her lovely voice was music to his ears

Question 7

hyperbole (select all that apply)

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I told her a million times!, I was so hungry I could have eaten a horse.

Question 8

assonance

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repetition of a consonant sound in close together words

Question 9

when a series of words in a row (or close by) repeat their first letter or sound

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alliteration

Question 10

onomatopoeia

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the use of words to imitate sounds

Question 11

flashback (select all that apply)

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Christmas 1942 was a time to behold. There were..., Pony-boy explains to Cherry about Johnny's past.

Question 12

taking two or more ideas, objects, places, and determining their likes and differences

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comparison

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foreshadowing

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giving a hint that something is going to happen

Question 14

how the reader feels about the story

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mood

Question 15

setting (select all that apply)

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2:30 pm on a Tuesday, homer high school 1958, 50 years ago, the turn of the century

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imagery

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an image created by the words in a story

Question 17

a concrete or physical object that represents an abstract concept

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symbol

Question 18

an abstraction that represents the central idea/message of the story

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theme

Question 19

The house stared angrily at the mailman.

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personification

Question 20

idiom

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a common expression understood figuratively, NOT literally

Question 21

John is as slow as a snail.

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simile

Question 22

symbol

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the american flag represents freedom

Question 23

irony

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Teaching is easy as pie., Fighting is not permitted in the war room., Chemistry is as clear as mud.

Question 24

What is the definition of the term idiom?

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a word or phrase that is NOT taken literally

Question 25

personification

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The keys walked off the table., The clock barked an order to wake up, The washer ate all the socks.

Question 26

information found from evidence and reasoning NOT explicit statements

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infer

Question 27

literary device that shows the audience specific events that happened before the current story

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flashback

Question 28

theme (select all that apply)

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Identity, coming of age

Question 29

alliteration (select all that apply)

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Purple people placed planks., She sells sea shells by the sea shore.

Question 30

strongly suggests the truth or existence of something

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implies

Question 31

the time, place, and sometimes culture of the story

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setting

Question 32

oxymoron

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contradictory terms are combined

Question 33

a comparison of two different things to make them seem similar (uses is, was)

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metaphor

Question 34

when an author gives human traits to non human things

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personification

Question 35

to point out or show

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indicate

Question 36

a writer's attitude toward his or her subject (indicated by word choices)

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tone

Question 37

a comparison of two different things using like or as

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simile

Question 38

provides a mental image

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imagery

Question 39

when an author hints at actions that will come in the future

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foreshadowing

Literary Elements/Rhetorical Devices Quiz

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Literary Elements/Rhetorical Devices Quiz

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