Literary Devices Practice

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

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

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

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

Which of these is an example of characterization?

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

emulate means to . . .

Nonchalance means . . .

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

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

What does the below picture illustrate?

Subside means . . .

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

Convoluted means . . .

The highest point of tension in a story is called

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

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

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

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

Elaine doesn't jibe with her parents.

Tyranny means . . .

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

Fraught means . . .

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

dowry means . . .

What happens in a story.

Infallible means . . .

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

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

An extreme exaggeration used to prove a point...

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

Carol has a fraught relationship with her mother.

Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.

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

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

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

Baleful means . . .

Claustrophobia means

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

motely means

The first sentence in the inverted triangle introduction

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

Which one of these would you call a central idea?

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

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