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Duplicate of Literary Devices
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What is a "flat character"?
A character that does not change/little emotional depth.
A character who mirrors the protagonist in the story.
A character who undergoes change throughout the story.
A character who foreshadows what will happen later.
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What kind of conflict is man vs. self?
Character feels pressured by his job.
Character battles his greatest enemy.
Character punches a shark in the face.
Character feels trapped inside a relationship.
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What type of character does not undergo inner changes?
Flat
Static
Dynamic
Round
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Name the device: "She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door."
Setting
Mood
Personification
Metaphor
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What is 'theme'?
an idea that a writer repeats in his work
a set of rules in a language.
the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities
a figure of speech that makes a comparison
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What type of imagery is it when an author describes how something TASTES?
Visual
Olfactory
Gustatory
Tactile
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What is 'mood'?
When the author is super emotional.
When the author creates emotions in the reader.
When the reader falls in love with a character.
When the reader creates emotions for the author.
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Name the literary device: "Isaacs ice cream is interesting and Isaac is imbibing it."
Metaphor
Alliteration
Irony
Hyperbole
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What type of imagery describes how something smells?
Olfactory
Auditory
Visual
Gustatory
10
Which of the following is a metaphor?
sea-like grief
cool as a cucumber
all the world's a stage
the curtain of night"
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What point of view does an author use to show the reader what a character is thinking?
Second
Third Omniscient
Third
First
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Which example is a simile?
You are so like your dog.
She was like, totally upset.
She is leaving as soon as she is ready.
You are as beautiful as a sunflower.
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What kind of irony is it if a shark hunter is eaten by a shark?
Verbal
Dramatic
Punny
Situational
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Identify the literary device: when two or more words repeat the same vowel sound
Repetition
Consonance
Assonance
Alliteration
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Why would an author ever use onomatopoeia?
to establish theme.
To make a description more expressive and interesting.
to show the angle of considered things.
To hide a comparison between two things.
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What kind of irony is it if the audience knows the killer upstairs, but the character doesn't?
Onomatopoeia
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
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Name the device: when a writer gives a hint of what is to come later in a story.
Foreshadowing
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
Imagery
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What is a 'dynamic character'?
represents objects, actions and ideas
does not change too much from beginning to end
changes throughout the story/faces trials and learns
hints at what will happen later in the story
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What literary device describes how a character looks?
Indirect Characterization
Auditory Imagery
Direct Characterization
Allusion
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What is an "allusion"?
brief and indirect reference
style of speaking or writing determined by choice of words
an advanced hint of what is to come later in the story
abstract ideas or principles
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If an author makes a reference to a historical moment, what literary device is he/she using?
Simile
Alliteration
Allusion
Metaphor
22
Identify the literary device: "an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience."
Hyperbole
Motif
Tone
Theme
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What is an example of plot climax?
When Simba meets Timon and Pumba in The Lion King.
When Yoda gives advice to Luke.
When Buzz and Hank first become friends.
The final battle between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.
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Name the literary device featured in the meme!
Alliteration.
Visual Imagery
Metaphor.
Mood
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What device is an author using if s/he shows what a character is like through his/her actions?
Dynamic Character
Foil Character
Direct Characterization
Indirect Characterization
