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Lit Devices Definitions
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A stanza is
"a group of lines forming a unit in a poem"
Wrong
Correct
2
Definition:
When a literary text makes a reference to another poem or text
Illusion
Allusion
Reference
Foreshadowing
3
Definition: A writer’s choice of words – choosing the ‘right word’ to express their meaning
Diction
Imagery
Word Choice
Figurative language
4
True or False?:
The protagonist of a story is always the "good guy".
False
True
5
A comparison made between 2 dissimilar things, using specific words such as “like” and “as…as…”
Similarity
Simile
Synonym
Metaphor
6
True or False?: The
persona
in a poem/literary text is always a human being.
True
False
7
What is the literary device that
places two unlikely things/ideas alongside each other
?
Juxtaposition
Conjunction
Strategic positioning
Contradiction
8
What is the "
persona
" in a literary text?
The main character of the poem/text
The author of the text
An unseen character in a poem/text
The speaker or voice in a poem/text
9
Definition:
The attitude the writer takes toward his subject, characters and readers
Tone
Perspective
Persona
Point of View
10
What is
"Irony"?
The opposite of "wrinkly"
Placing two unlikely things or ideas alongside each other
When a literary text makes reference to another poem or text
When what is mentioned is the opposite of what is expected.
11
Definition:
Use of words to create images in a text which relates to your 5 senses
Metaphor
Imagination
Imagery
Diction
12
What is "
theme
"?
The colour scheme used in the book's cover page
The main idea or issue in a literary work
A group of words which is placed together to form a new idea
The topic sentence of each segment in a story
13
Why is "
foreshadowing
" used in a literary text?
To distract the reader from the actual themes
To make readers empathise more with the characters
To create a shadow for a character in the text
To drop hints about something that will happen in the future
14
What literary device is
most commonly used
to
emphasise
a theme/feeling/message in a text?
Repetition
Rhyme
Rhythm
Symbolism
15
A figure of speech whereby inanimate objects or abstractions are given human characteristics
Personification
Characterisation
Humanising
Animation
16
The
setting
of a literary text refers to the
physical appearance
of where the story takes place
False
True
17
What is "
motif
"?
Something that causes a person to act in a certain way
The theme of a literary text
A thought that motivates a person to do something
A central or recurring theme or idea in a literary work
