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A quick and easy review of literary elements
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Which literary term describes the following...
Metaphor
Alliteration
imagery
Allusion
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When the protagonist is actually the villain in the story, but we empathize anyway.
literary device
antihero
hero
antagonist
3
Lightning danced across the sky & The wind howled in the night. = What device?
great writing
Personification
simile
imagery
4
What are literary devices?
writing samples
important words in a text
reading skills
tools a writer uses to engage the reader
5
Makes reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural,
literary,
or political significance
Allusion
Spider monkey
Reference
idiom
6
"Her eyes sparkled like the stars" is an example of what device?
simile
hyperbole
idiom
metaphor
7
refers to language that describes concepts rather than concrete images
cement
metaphor
blanket
abstract
8
My car’s headlights
winked
at me. This a great example of what device?
idiom
allusion
oxymoron
Personification
9
The climate or feeling of a literary work can also be described as
metaphor
tone
simile
mood
10
Boston won by three runs is an example of:
metaphor
imagery
synecdoche
tone
11
"Freddie is a pig when he eats," is an example of a ....
slander
metaphor
someone eating too much
someone being rude
12
The skunk thought the stump stunk is an example of what?
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
13
The following sentence demonstrates which of these literary terms:
symbolism
theme
mood
characterization
14
a literary device or structure that has been used so often that is has lost some of its meaning
melodrama
foil
denouement
cliché
15
Which literary term goes with this quote?
metaphor
diction
imagery
tone
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A character who serves in direct contrast to another character to emphasize the qualities of a main character
hero
a funny phrase
foil
antihero
17
Those rapping Hamsters that drive the Kia Soul is an example of what device?
pure insanity
personification
Why drive a Soul when you can drive a Jeep
hyperbole
18
"Snap ! Crackle! Pop! from the infamous Rice Krispies commercials is an example of ..
great humor in a commercial
onomatopoeia
simile
personification
19
Define the literary term hyperbole.
the foundational base of an entire literary work
exaggerated language in order to create mood or feeling
tension between what is expected to happen and reality
a device used by writers to add meaning and imagery
20
"This House is a prison!" exclaimed Will Ferrell. What device was he using to make his point?
He was just being dramatic
Metaphor
hyperbole
simile
21
the underlying message of a literary text
plot
conflict
purpose
theme
22
“Her dark, straight
hair
was
as
heavy
as
a
wool blanket
in the afternoon heat.”is an example of
simile
onomatopoeia
imagery
of personification
23
I am as hungry as a wolf is an example of which device?
Indian saying
metaphor
silly saying
idiom
24
Define the literary term comic relief.
humorous scene to provide relief from emotional intensity
a type of language that creates a surprise in readers
character who provides strong contrast to another character
audience knows something that the characters in play do not
25
“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” This is an example of..
imagination
allusion
lying
imagery
26
An insight about human life that is revealed in a literary work.
theme
metaphor
main idea
idiom
27
The character that is the source of conflict in a literary work
alfalfa
antagonist
protagonist
main character
28
Which literary term describes the following...
Metaphor
Verbal Irony
Oxymoron
Situational Irony
29
Define the literary term tragic flaw.
basic weakness of human nature that leads the hero astray
restoration of some of hero's nobility at end of a tragedy
system of values that is in some way defied by a tragic hero
protagonist who begins at high point but reaches low by end
30
Literary device: A damnèd saint, an honorable villain!
oxymoron
simile
alliteration
metaphor
31
Tony talks too much in Mrs. Loyd's Reading class is an example of...
alliteration
figurative language
simile
Onomatopoeia
32
Figurative language is defined as what?
Language shapes
fun language only English teachers use
words beyond the literal meaning written for effect
Language in which figures of speech such as metaphors occur.
33
A classic pattern used in fiction that’s guaranteed to satisfy most audiences
narrative arc
metaphor
poetry
idiom
34
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of..
personfication
idiom
hyperbole
alliteration
35
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
Identify the device used
simile
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
36
She walked along the bright, green,dewy grass and smelled the fragrant roses...is what device?
imagery
imagination
idiom
spring
37
C
ruel
k
indness is an example of what two devices?
allusion and imagery
figurative language and allusion
metaphor and simile
oxymoron and alliteration
38
My house is a friend who protects me. This is an example of a.....
delusion
metaphor
allusion
oxymoron
39
Define the literary term couplet.
a long speech given by one character to another
two consecutive lines of rhymed verse
a type of meter in which each line consists of 10 syllables
a comment that a character makes directly to the audience
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This is a figure of speech that juxtaposes elements that appear to be contradictory.
Imagery
Oxymoron
Joke
simile
41
Never refer to the theme in
the analysis
the thesis
the body paragraph
only 1 word
42
What is it called when you give human qualities to an object or animal ?
irony
personification
simile
imagery
43
Which literary term describes the following...
Simile
pun
Paradox
Allusion
44
Clearly misunderstood is a great example of a....
allusion
answer
how all teens feel
oxymoron
45
Define the literary term foreshadowing.
similar-sounding words that are used in the wrong way
a device that hints at events to come
funny play on words that are similar in sound or meaning
two-word phrase that contradicts itself yet has new meaning
46
Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind is called what?
idiom
imaginary
forgery
imagery
47
Define the literary term theme.
exaggerated language in order to create mood or feeling
tension between what is expected and reality
a major idea or message in a story
a device used by writers to add meaning and imagery
48
The image is an example of what device?
hyperbole
a sad boy
idiom
drama
49
Define the literary term figurative language.
tension between what is expected to happen and reality
the foundational base of an entire literary work
exaggerated language in order to create mood or feeling
a device used by writers to add meaning and imagery
50
Who developed rhetoric?
Socrates
Aristotle
Descartes
Nietzsche
51
direct speech between characters in a literary work
characterization
dialogue
diction
connotation
52
Good imagery in writing usually involves what senses?
all of the above
taste/touch
sound/smell
sight
53
Buzzzzz............Creak! Crack ! Squeak! OWWWWWW! are examples of....
Onomatopoeia
metaphors
Funny sounds
simile
54
One type of device Guy de Maupassant uses in "The Necklace" ...
irony
simile
onomatopoeia
alliteration
55
Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are
1. the three rhetorical appeals
1. Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
56
Define the literary term tragic hero.
All of the above
usually of high social class
begins play at high point but reaches low by the end
the protagonist of a tragedy
