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Basic literary devices especially for poem analysis. Not comprehensive.
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An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...
hyperbole
metaphor
cliché
onomatopoeia
2
Read the line from the poem, "
The Road Not Taken"
... "And Sorry I could not travel both" What is the POV of
the poem?
Second person
First person
Third person omniscient
Third person limited
3
"Life is like a box of chocolates" is an example of:
alliteration
Metaphor
hyperbole
simile
4
What does the below picture illustrate?
Figurative language
Symbolism
Irony
Imagery
5
"Sally sat on a suede sofa" would be an example of...
hyperbole
cliché
alliteration
personification
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The meaning of a story and what it reveals about human nature.
Storyline
Theme
Character development
Setting
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This word is used to describe a third person narrator who knows the characters' thoughts.
Omniscient
Limited
Blindminded
Psychointuitive
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What is used when an author shows/explains what a character is like, rather than simply telling
Indirect characterization
Direct characterization
9
"The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze." The literary device is:..
Tone
Imagery
Atmosphere
Personification
10
A comparison of unlike things that says something is another thing...
alliteration
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
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This is the storyline.
Exposition
Theme
Resolution
Plot
12
"Fred is a pig when he eats" is an example of:
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
13
Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.
Imagery
Description
Plot
Theme
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The family was devastated by the fire. The house was gone. Their things were gone. All gone.
Repetition
Setting
Symbol
Irony
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Hints used to clue the reader into what might happen later in a piece are considered...
flashback
exposition
foreshadowing
rising action
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An interruption of the present action to insert something that took place earlier.
Retrospection
Flashback
Flashforward
Foreshadowing
17
"Her brain is the size of a pea" is an example of:
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
18
This term refers to anything that should
not
be taken literally.
Exaggeration
Imagery
Figurative language
Symbolism
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Any person, object, or idea that stands for something other than itself.
Theme
Plot
Personification
Symbol
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The phrase "raining cats and dogs" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
idiom
personification