Literary Devices

Literary Terms

100

You must define literary device:

My brother and I fight like cat and dog.

Simile 

200

Her bedroom is a jungle.

Metaphor

300

Talking to Terry took too much time today.

Alliteration

400

The moon was resting in the midnight sky. 

Personification 

500

 

"Ignorance is strength".

"War is peace".

"I was so tired, that I could not sleep".

Paradox. 

True or False

100

Hyperbole is often used for a comedic effect

True

200

Euphemisms are harsh, blunt and vulgar

False

300

The difference between fiction and non-fiction is in the events that take place.

True

400

Satire is genre of writing that praises something, such as a person, behavior, belief, government, or society. Satire often employs truth and serious tone.

False. 

Multiple-choice question part 1

100

Narrator is....

a) is the person who tells the story and can be limited or omniscient

b) these are the events in the story from the beginning until the end

c) words used to express how the author feels about the text

d) this how the story is told by the narrator or author; either first, second, or third person

a) is the person who tells the story and can be limited or omniscient

200

Find an example of Asyndeton

a) “Without looking, without making a sound, without talking”

b) "Stop acting so smart—it's not like you're Einstein or something."

c) "Hey, what's up, man?"

 d) "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

a) " Without looking, without making a sound, without talking"

300

Imagery is …

a) is when an author describes a scene, thing, or idea so that it appeals to our senses

b) is an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred, either before the present time or before the time at which the narration takes place.

c) is when a statement is used to express an opposite meaning than the one literally expressed by it.

d) is a statement that appears illogical or self-contradictory but, upon investigation, might actually be true or plausible.

a) is when an author describes a scene, thing, or idea so that it appeals to our senses

Multiple-choice question part 2

100

• 1. Which is the example of Oxymoron?
• a) cold winter
• b) popular celebrity
• c) loving hate
• d) relaxing vacation

• c) loving hate

200

• 2. Repetition is…
• a) a genre of writing that criticizes something, such as a person, behavior, belief, government, or society 
• b) a word or phrase is written multiple times, usually for the purpose of emphasis.
• c) the comparing and contrasting of two or more different (usually opposite) ideas, characters, objects, etc.
• d) an interruption in a narrative that depicts events that have already occurred, either before the present time or before the time at which the narration takes place.

• b) a word or phrase is written multiple times, usually for the purpose of emphasis.

300

 What is Epigraph?

• a)  when an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text (e.g., a book, chapter, etc.).
• b) it is when a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or unpleasant.
• c) when an author indirectly hints at—through things such as dialogue, description, or characters' actions—what's to come later on in the story.
• d) the general feeling the writer wants the audience to have. The writer can achieve this through description, setting, dialogue, and word choice.

a) when an author inserts a famous quotation, poem, song, or other short passage or text at the beginning of a larger text (e.g., a book, chapter, etc.).