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Basic literary devices especially for poem analysis. Not comprehensive.
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This term refers to anything that should
not
be taken literally.
Exaggeration
Imagery
Figurative language
Symbolism
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This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.
Blindminded
Omniscient
Psychointuitive
Limited
3
Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.
Theme
Symbol
Plot
Exposition
4
Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...
exposition
rising action
flashback
foreshadowing
5
dowry means . . .
an exorbinant or unlawful rate of interest
a contradition of ideas that determines their interaction
A sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
a sum of money brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
6
emulate means to . . .
agitate
infiltrate
imitate
articulate
7
The background information on character and setting told at the beginning of a story
exposition
figurative language
metaphor
setting
8
A fisherman looks out over the water, sees the picture below, and says, "Looks a bit choppy."
Overstatement
Understatement
9
His nervousness had
subsided
months earlier; he knew he no longer had control. "Subsided" is what part of speech
adjective
adverb
noun
verb
10
Which one of these would you call a central idea?
The poet uses rhymes to create a sense of movement.
The hyperbole highlights the character's stress.
The writer uses metaphors to show that we can rely on each other in crisis.
The narrator is discussing love
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Fraught means . . .
horrible in fierceness and savagery
having no intrinsic or objective meaning
marked by distress
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
12
A character's speech to himself, herself, or no one in particular.
Prologue
Dialogue
Yule log
Monologue
13
What does the below picture illustrate?
Imagery
Symbolism
Figurative language
Irony
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Both men stare
intently
at the computer screen as a profile pops up. In this sentence, intently means . . .
attentively
identically
distractedly
indifferently
15
Claustrophobia means
the state of being isolated or detached
a morbid fear of enclosed spaces.
a morbid fear of great heights
a particular environment or particular influence
16
The first sentence in the inverted triangle introduction
the central idea
a general statement
an example
the thesis
17
"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...
alliteration
personification
cliché
hyperbole
18
What happens in a story.
Plot
Theme
Resolution
Exposition
19
Which of the following is most likely to be described as nonchalant?
a teenager who is calm before his date
a child struggling to tie his shoes
a nervous teacher on the first day of school
an exhausted director showing her first film
20
"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..
Tone
Personification
Atmosphere
Imagery
21
Elaine doesn't
jibe
with her parents.
agree
argue
meet
speak
22
I always thought of my brother as
infallible
until he dropped out of school.
flawless
smart
demented
neglected
23
Baleful means . . .
negligible
mischievous
shy
documented
24
What is used when an author shows/explains what a character is like, rather than simply telling
Indirect characterization
Direct characterization
25
An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
cliché
metaphor
26
What is the point of view of Pablo Naruda's poem, "We are Man"?
First person
Third person omniscient
Third person limited
Second person
27
In task 3 of ELA Regents the thesis statement is made up of which three items
general statement + quotation+ explanation
conflict + author + title
title +author +genre
writing strategy + central idea + argument
28
An interruption of the present action to insert something that took place earlier.
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Flashforward
Retrospection
29
Subside means . . .
cohere
thrive
settle
vegetate
30
A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
31
Carol has a fraught relationship with her mother.
good
strong
troubled
warm
32
Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.
Description
Plot
Theme
Imagery
33
Tyranny means . . .
freedom to act or judge on one's own
the inherent capacity for coming into being
dominance through threat of violence or punishment
the state of the environment in which a situation exists
34
The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.
Character development
Setting
Theme
Storyline
35
The family was devastated by the fire. The house was gone. Their things were gone. All gone.
Symbol
Setting
Repetition
Irony
36
The highest point of tension in a story is called
Climax
central idea
conflict
characterization
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Which of these is an example of characterization?
Love is the motive, but justice is the instrument
In rainy weather the streets turned to red slop
Two shining, arrogant eyes had established dominance over his face
The lawn started at the beach and ran toward the front door
38
Nonchalance means . . .
reliability
indifference
immobility
coherence
39
Infallible means . . .
incoming
unerring
uncaring
inviting
40
Poets like Shakespeare wrote using a strict one of these. Shakespeare's was ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.
Pattern
Rhyme scheme
Rhyme
Vocabulary
41
Which of these is not one of the Big Six Elements for analyzing poetry?
Turns
Speaker
paradox
Title
42
Convoluted means . . .
tangled
various
outmoded
continual
43
motely means
not presently active
having sections and patches of colorer differently and brightly
relating to or involving money
showing pensive sadness
44
"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
45
"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
Metaphor
alliteration
simile
hyperbole
