Figurative Language
What is the device used in this sentence?
"Her smile was a ray of sunshine."
Metaphor
What device involves the repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words?
Ex: "She sells seashells by the seashore."
Alliteration
What device is used when an object or idea represents something larger, often a concept?
Symbolism
What device is used when a write makes a reference to another work of literature, a historical event, or a well-known person?
Allusion
What is the term for a description of a sensory experience in a story, such as sight, sound, taste, or touch?
Imagery
What device compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
What device uses word choice to suggest certain emotions or feelings?
Ex: "The air was thick with despair."
Diction
What device refers to a recurring element that represents a theme or idea?
Motif
What term refers to a brief, impactful saying that conveys a universal truth or observation?
Ex: "Actions speak louder than words."
Aphorism
What device involves a contradiction between what is expected and what actually occurs, often for dramatic or comic effect?
Ex: “A fire station burns down.”
Irony
What device exaggerates to an extreme degree for emphasis?
Ex: "I've told you a million times!"
Hyperbole
What term refers to the implied meanings of words or phrases beyond their literal meanings?
Connotation
What term describes a character who embodies a universal pattern of behavior or qualities?
Ex: The Hero's Journey
Archetype
What is the term for a comparison between two things that helps calirfy or explain something?
Ex: "Just as a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer."
Analogy
What device involves a recurring theme or idea that appears throughout a piece of literature?
Motif
What is it called when an author gives human traits to non-human things?
Ex: "The wind whispered through the trees."
Personification
What is the specific word order or structure of a sentence in a passage?
Syntax
What is a moral or lesson that emerges from a story or text?
Theme
What device is used when a character's qualities are highlighted through contrast with another character?
Hint: Think about Antigone and Ismene
Foil
BONUS *Double points* must answer both parts
Who is the tragic hero in Antigone? Why?
King Creon
Wha device is used when an author presents an absurd situation that actually reveals a deeper truth?
Paradox
What device is used when describing a sensory experience to create a mental image for the reader?
Ex: "The golden sun dipped below the horizon, casting long shadows over the warm, sandy beach."
Imagery
What device involves a story or narrative that is an extended metaphor for a larger, often political or philosophical, issue?
Allegory
What device involves the deliberate downplaying of something for effect?
Ex: "It's just a scratch," said the soldier after being hit by an arrow.
Understatement
BONUS *Double points*
What is this? ---> Opening multiple tabs from reliable sources to confirm if the information is true.
Lateral reading