Category 1
The metaphor: "It rained cats and dogs yesterday" means what?
It rained a lot!
Which literary device involves extreme exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect?
Hyperbole
Identify the literary device: 'He is as brave as a lion.'
Simile
Which literary device uses the phrase 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things?
Simile
What is the underlying message or main idea that the author is trying to convey in a piece of literature?
Theme
When a writer directly states that one thing IS another, without using 'like' or 'as', what literary device is being used?
Metaphor
If someone says, 'I've told you a million times to clean your room!', they are using:
Hyperbole
The use of vivid and descriptive language to create a picture in the reader's mind is:
Imagery
The description of a sunset with 'fiery oranges bleeding into soft purples' uses which literary device?
Imagery
The implied or suggested meaning of a word, beyond its literal definition, is its:
Connotation
Identify the literary device in the following sentence: 'The classroom was a zoo.'
Metaphor
The feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing evokes in the reader is the:
Mood
The literal, dictionary definition of a word is:
Denotation
When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what was expected, it is called:
Situational Irony
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is not dead, but Romeo does not. This is an example of:
Dramatic Irony
The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, as expressed in the writing, is called:
Tone
Provide an example of a euphemism.
Multiple answers!
In which type of irony does the audience know something that a character does not?
Dramatic Irony
The line 'So Eden fell, so ours must fall' from Milton's Paradise Lost is an example of:
Allusion
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt, especially when referring to something unpleasant is known as:
Euphemism