Literary Devices Quiz

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

an over-exaggeration

when the opposite of what is expected occurs

________ _________ are NOT universal or necessary, and not all literary works will have them.

compares two unlike things using the words like, as, or as if

part of a story that happened before the current action

common phrase where the meaning is figurative, not literal

when animals or inanimate objects are given human qualities

when words, symbols, themes or other parts of the story are used more than once

using two contradictory (opposite) words together

the feeling the READER gets from a work of literature

the AUTHOR’s attitude toward the subject matter or toward the reader or audience

when an author intentionally makes a reference you should recognize

an object that represents something else

words used to create pictures in the minds of the readers

the author hints at what might happen in the future

words that represent sounds

compares two things without using like or as