Literary Device Pretest

The repetition of phrases or words at the end of clauses, sentences, or poetic lines

Words that appeal to the senses: sight, smell, taste, touch, and sound

Repeating key words or phrases for impact

Giving human characteristics, such as emotions and behaviors, to non-human things, animals, and ideas

Used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story

Balancing a sentence or presenting ideas in a similar form for effect

Using symbols to represent something beyond the literal meaning

A reference to historical, religious, or literary figures or events

A comparison using like or as

A question to consider, but not to answer out loud

A figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences

An intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect

A group of words functioning as a complete sentence that does not have a subject and predicate

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

A comparison between two things that are otherwise unrelated

Pairs exact opposite or contrasting ideas in a parallel grammatical structure

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in two or more successive words

a rhetorical term that describes words or phrases that, when placed together, create paradoxes or contradictions

a literary device that contradicts itself but contains a plausible kernel of truth.