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Duplicate of Literary Elements and Devices
Duplicate of Literary Elements and Devices
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British Literature review of commonly used terms
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1
What is mood?
the feeling inside a story
the central conflict
the author's attitude toward a subject
the main character's point of view
2
What does style refer to?
author's unique choice of theme
author's unique use of language
author's unique origin
author's unique tone
3
Which of the following is NOT a type of irony?
verbal
situational
dramatic
grammatical
4
Identify the literary device: "The gate creaked open to reveal a dead body."
assonance
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
5
What literary device is this: "I could smell the fire before I saw it."?
personification
alliteration
metaphor
imagery
6
Which of the following is NOT a simile?
wave of fear
as cold as ice
mad as a hornet
ate like a pig
7
What is the literary element how the author feels about his/her subject?
irony
tone
point of view
mood
8
Which device involves the repetition of first consonant sounds?
assonance
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
9
What types of personal pronouns should be avoided in formal writing?
2nd person only
1st and 2nd person
1st and 3rd person
1st person only
10
Identify the letter used in this alliteration: "Tiny Tim tipped his hat."
p
m
t
i
11
Who is the narrator in a story?
the person reporting story events
the main character
the author
the person who knows everything
12
What device involves an author referring to another literary work?
allusion
alliteration
assonance
analogy
13
Identify the metaphor: "Fear gripped my heart like a mad scientist."
fear gripped
like a mad scientist
my heart
no metaphor
14
What are two types of characterization?
foreward and backward
direct and indirect
open and closed
explicit and implicit
15
Identify the device: "The river welcomed me home after my long journey overseas."
simile
personification
imagery
metaphor
16
Which of the following words represents onomatopoeia?
swerve
swooning
swoosh
swap
17
Identify the device: "I stepped into the damp, silent night."
metaphor
personification
imagery
simile
18
What literary device is this, "The city slept through the decade of the 1990s"?
personification
metaphor
parallelism
synecdoche
19
What literary device is this: "The fat cat sat on my hat"?
assonance
alliteration
personification
metaphor
20
Identify the device: "He ran faster than a comet."
hyperbole
imagery
onomatopoeia
simile
21
What device involves authors making a character speak like a certain region?
irony
hyperbole
dialect
onomatopoeia
22
What POV knows all characters' thoughts?
1st Person Limited
3rd Person Omniscient
1st Person Omniscient
3rd Person Limited
23
What literary device involves situations or events that don't turn out as expected?
irony
parallelism
rhetorical question
synecdoche
24
What is a popular type of verbal irony?
colloquialism
pessimism
exaggeration
sarcasm
25
What is the best synonym for hyperbole?
understatement
exaggeration
analysis
obliteration
