Duplicate of Literary Devices

Question 1

Man vs. Himself, or Man vs. Society are examples of ______?

Accepted Answer

conflict

Question 2

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman is ______.

Accepted Answer

personification

Question 3

____ is a contrast or incongruity between expectations for a situation and what is reality.

Accepted Answer

irony

Question 4

______ is a warning or indication of (a future event).

Accepted Answer

foreshadowing

Question 5

____ is a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning.

Accepted Answer

allegory

Question 6

The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

Accepted Answer

setting

Question 7

_____ is visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 8

the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose & criticize stupidity or vices

Accepted Answer

satire

Question 9

A comparison without using like or as is known as a _________?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 10

The main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly/indirectly.

Accepted Answer

theme

Question 11

_____ is the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using like or as.

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 12

______ is the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

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