Figurative language and symbolism
"The test was a piece of cake."
What type of figurative language is being used?
An idiom (and a metaphor)
A story opens with:
"Twenty years earlier..."
What organizational technique is being used?
Flashback
What is the difference between theme and topic?
A topic is the subject (friendship, courage).
A theme is the message about that subject.
"Kick the bucket".
Type of figurative language
Idiom
A novel repeatedly mentions a broken watch whenever the main character thinks about the past.
The broken watch most likely symbolizes:
A. Wealth
B. Lost time and regret
C. Intelligence
D. Friendship
B. Lost time and regret
An author repeats the phrase:
"Nothing stays the same."
throughout a novel.
What is the MOST likely reason for this repetition?
B. To emphasize a central idea or theme
A poem tells a funny story about an embarrassing first date and ends with a joke.
The author's primary purpose is to:
A. Inform
B. Persuade
C. Amuse
D. Instruct
C. Amuse
In a horror movie, the audience knows the monster is hiding in the basement, but the characters continue searching the house unaware.
This is an example of:
A. Situational Irony
B. Verbal Irony
C. Dramatic Irony
D. Foreshadowing
C. Dramatic Irony
"Buzz! The angry bee shot past my ear."
Which figurative device is being used?
Onomatopoeia
An author places the sentence below at the end of a chapter:
"Little did she know it would be the last time she ever saw him."
Why is this technique used?
A. To create humour
B. To reveal characterization
C. To build suspense
D. To explain the setting
C. To build suspense
A story teaches that people should stand up for what is right, even when it is difficult.
What are some possible themes?
Courage and integrity are important. Moral character is important etc.
"The barbarians broke through the barricade".
Type of figurative language used here.
Alliteration
"The city swallowed him whole."
What figurative language is used and what could it suggest?
Personification.
The city is portrayed as overwhelming, making the character feel small, lost, or powerless.
A sharp breeze bit through his thin jacket. Shadows stretched long and skeletal across the abandoned playground, where a single rusted swing clanked rhythmically against its metal frame."
The author's choice of descriptive details in this passage most clearly creates a mood of:
A. Loneliness
An author's word choices include:
"dreary, bleak, lifeless, abandoned."
What tone is the author MOST likely creating?
A. Optimistic
B. Humorous
C. Nostalgic
D. Pessimistic
D. Pessimistic
The Fire Station Burns Down.
What type of irony is this?
Situational Irony