Literary Devices and Techniques - 8th grade

Question 1

Implied or hidden meaning or an emotional connection to a word or phrase

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connotation

Question 2

An indirect expression substituted for one considered too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant

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euphemism

Question 3

An expression that came from long ago when it had a literal meaning but now has a figurative meaning

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idiom

Question 4

The use of words in an unusual or imaginative manner

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Figurative language

Question 5

A comparison between 2 things using "like" or "as"

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Simile

Question 6

Repetition of a certain sound usually a consonant at the beginning of words

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alliteration

Question 7

A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word

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pun

Question 8

When the writer gives a hint about something that is going to happen later in the story

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foreshadowing

Question 9

Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

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hyperbole

Question 10

How the piece of writing makes the reader feel

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mood

Question 11

Language that appeals to one or more of the five senses

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imagery

Question 12

A consonant sound is repeated in words that are close together.

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consonance

Question 13

A life lesson or universal statement that is directly stated or implied

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theme

Question 14

Reference to another piece of writing, person, place, or event within a poem - often famous and/or religious

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allusion

Question 15

The attitude of the author or narrator in a piece of writing

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tone

Question 16

The literal or actual definition or meaning of a word or phrase

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denotation

Question 17

A direct comparison between 2 things

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metaphor

Question 18

Words that sound like what they mean

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onomatopoeia

Question 19

An scene that takes the narrative back in time to fill in information about characters or explain conflict

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flashback

Question 20

Repetition of vowel sounds in neighboring words

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assonance

Question 21

Giving non-human things human qualities

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personfication

Questions 21