Literary Devices Practice

What happens in a story.

Convoluted means . . .

motely means

What does the below picture illustrate?

Fraught means . . .

A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...

His nervousness had subsided months earlier; he knew he no longer had control. "Subsided" is what part of speech

"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:

Infallible means . . .

Baleful means . . .

Which of the following is most likely to be described as nonchalant?

Which of these is not one of the Big Six Elements for analyzing poetry?

Nonchalance means . . .

Claustrophobia means

Carol has a fraught relationship with her mother.

Elaine doesn't jibe with her parents.

An interruption of the present action to insert something that took place earlier.

A fisherman looks out over the water, sees the picture below, and says, "Looks a bit choppy."

dowry means . . .

Poets like Shakespeare wrote using a strict one of these. Shakespeare's was ABAB CDCD EFEF GG.

Subside means . . .

An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...

A character's speech to himself, herself, or no one in particular.

emulate means to . . .

The background information on character and setting told at the beginning of a story

This term refers to anything that should not be taken literally.

Both men stare intently at the computer screen as a profile pops up. In this sentence, intently means . . .

The first sentence in the inverted triangle introduction

Which of these is an example of characterization?

The family was devastated by the fire. The house was gone. Their things were gone. All gone.

In task 3 of ELA Regents the thesis statement is made up of which three items

The highest point of tension in a story is called

The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.

"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..

Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.

This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.

Which one of these would you call a central idea?

Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.

Tyranny means . . .

What is the point of view of Pablo Naruda's poem, "We are Man"?

What is used when an author shows/explains what a character is like, rather than simply telling

"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...

I always thought of my brother as infallible until he dropped out of school.

"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:

Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...