AP Literary Devices

Slang language, or language that is common in everyday language but not in formal or academic writing, is referred to as

The story suddenly jumps to a scene that takes place before the current narrative.

The word or phrase referred to with a pronoun later in a phrase is called a(n)...

A narrator's outlook or view on the story's events, characters, and the world-- Which is usually subjective.

Select the oxymorons

Complaining of afierce sand storm that's making their equipment useless, one soldier comments, "It's a bit breezy."

In what way are tone and mood different?

A character is about to be betrayed and the audience knows it, but the character does not. This is an example of...

The character who is narrating a poem.

"Clary closed her cluttered clothes closet."

Which of the following most accurately describes an "anecdote"?

Using the same word or phrase over and over again for effect would be an example of what literary device?

Which of the following are themes?

When a writer refers to any non-human subject as having human traits, they are...

A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, such as "Check out my wheels!" (Car)

"Lord of the Flies" is intended to represent the risk of mob mentality and authoritarian leadership. Thus, it is a(n)...

The way that words are arranged, the choice in writing structure.

Tone and Mood are synonyms.

“Patience you must have, my young Padawan.”

An author or character's feelings toward a subject expressed through word choice, syntax, tone, etc.

Select the paradoxes

Mike likes his new bike.

Select all of the similes

An indirect reference to something (usually from literature, etc.)

"Government of the people, by the people, for the people" is an example of...

What are the two most common literary Points of View?

You've just had the worst day of your life. When your friend asks, you tell them, "Well, it wasn't the best day ever."

“Hello darkness, my old friend / I've come to talk with you again.”

The mood is bright and upbeat at first, but the writer seems to grow doubtful and anxious by the end. This is a...

Select all of the phrases that may distinguish a metaphor from a simile

A setting, character, image, or story pattern that is universally understood.

Epistrophe is the opposite of anaphora

The character that is telling the story.

Which of the following is the nearest synonym for "omnicient"?

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" is an example of

Feeling "under the weather" makes no literal sense, but we still understand the saying. We refer to this as a(n)...

What are the three types of irony?

You've been told a million times, this is a...

The feeling that the author evokes (or intends to evoke) in the audience

Foreshadowing closely relates to which of the following

The attitude of the writer towards the subject of their writing, usually revealed in their structure and word choice.

The insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work

The "good guy" in the story is the protagonist.