Literary Devices Pretest Quiz Flashcards

1

a type of figure of speech that compares one thing to another unlike thing

2

a comparison of two unlike things with "like" or "as"

3

a repeated element in literature

4

an item that represents another

5

a situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality

6

giving human qualities to a non-human thing

7

the audience knows something the character doesn’t

8

two words with contradictory meanings

9

refering to another work or historical event

10

repeated element with symbolic significance

11

evoking a sensory experience in the reader

Literary Devices Pretest Quiz