Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect

A struggle between opposing forces

The central idea; the "message"

The sequence of events in a story

A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

What is alliteration?

When two or more words in a group begin with the same letter

Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect

a clue or hint about something that is going to happen later

The conversation between characters in a work of literature

studbud

Duplicate of Literary Devices

20 termsStudBud Administration21 plays

A middle school level quiz of basic literary terms #middleschool #literaryterms #literarydevices #incorporatespopculture

Flashcards20 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 20

Answers

1
What is a metaphor?
A comparison using like or as
The central or dominating idea
Language used to portray sensory experiences using 5 senses
Compares two unlike things to reveal a quality or aspect
2
What is conflict?
The way an author reveals a character's personality
Conversation between characters
Clues or hints about something that is going to happen later
A struggle between opposing forces
3
What is a theme?
The sequence of events in a story
The central idea; the "message"
A comparison using like or as
A struggle between opposing forces
4
What is the plot?
The perspective from which a story is told
The sequence of events in a story
The conversation between characters
The main character
5
Using language to portray sensory experiences using the five senses is...
foreshadowing
onomatopoeia
personification
imagery
6
The perspective from which the story is told is the...
conflict
point of view
mood
setting
7
What is a simile?
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
The way an author reveals a character's personality
The feelings a reader gets from the story
The main or central character in the story
8
When a writer inserts a scene into a story that occurred before the present time, it is a...
dialogue
symbol
flashback
point of view
9
What is alliteration?
When two or more words in a group begin with the same letter
The sequence of events in a story
The central or dominating idea
The feelings a reader gets from the story
10
The main or central character in a work of literature is the...
theme
flashback
antagonist
protagonist
11
Describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities/emotions:
mood
personification
alliteration
characterization
12
The feeling the reader gets from a work of literature is the...
mood
characterization
symbol
theme
13
An object, setting, event, animal, or person that is itself, but also has another meaning is a
plot
symbol
metaphor
flashback
14
Where a story takes place (time period, location, characteristics of surroundings) is its...
Point of View
Mood
Conflict
Setting
15
What is hyperbole?
Describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
The way an author reveals a character's personality
Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis or effect
The feelings the reader gets from a story
16
Foreshadowing is...
a struggle between opposing forces
the environment of the story (place, time, location)
a clue or hint about something that is going to happen later
describing animals, objects, or ideas with human qualities
17
Words that imitate the sounds of what they describe are called...
hyperbole
conflict
imagery
onomatopoeia
18
The opponent or enemy of the main character is the...
antagonist
protagonist
simile
symbol
19
What is dialogue?
The conversation between characters in a work of literature
When two unlike things are compared using like or as
The sequence of events in a story
The central or dominating idea
20
What is the means through which an author reveals a character's personality?
Alliteration
Personification
Characterization
Mood

Duplicate of Literary Devices Flashcards | StudBud