Literary Devices

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

"I'm so hungry I could eat a cow" is an example of what literary device?

What is illustrated below?

This literary device is used when good is rewarded and evil is punished.

What is the below quote an example of?

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

What literary device is illustrated in the picture below?

His hair was snow white and stuck to his head like duckfluff.

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

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

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

"Life is like a box of chocolates."

Which literary device does the following picture illustrate?

Which of the following is not a type of conflict?

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

What literary device does the below picture illustrate?

What is illustrated by the below picture?

Dill talks about having read Dracula before.  Mentioning a book inside a book is an example of:

The feeling developed through descriptions of the setting and the five senses. 

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

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

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

What happens in a story.

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

Anakin eventually turns into Vader.  What is Anakin's shadow an example of?

Counting Crows

The sad maple fought the harsh autumn breeze for position of its remaining leaves.

We know that there is a thief hiding in the house, but the characters do not.  What is this?

The repetition of a sound that occurs inside of one or more sentences.

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

Spoken lines between characters set with quotation marks.

Mental pictures created by using descriptions of the senses.

What does the below picture illustrate?

What literary device is illustrated in the meme below?

When a person is portrayed in a fixed way.

Metaphors and Similes are the most popular type of this literary device...

What type of conflict is a character experiencing if he deals with depression and insecurity?

What is the point of view of To Kill a Mockingbird?

My life is a never-ending roller coaster.

Post-apocalyptic, Belleville, NY, with cow zombies in the year 2016 is an example of what?

Words that imitate sounds.

Descriptions of the setting, using sensory details, creates this literary device...

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