Literary Devices Test #1

Front

________ is a system categorizing literature by specific conventions.

Back

genre

Front

_____ is a literary device that ridicules people, groups, or aspects of society.

Back

satire

Front

_____ is a type of poem with specific rhyme and meter.

Back

sonnet

Front

_____ is where a story takes place (geographical place and time).

Back

setting

Front

Literary device showing events before current action: _____

Back

flashback

Front

Writer's feeling about the subject based on word choice is called _____

Back

tone

Front

Minor story within the main story: _____

Back

subplot

Front

_____ is a literary work that satirizes another work, its author, or the ideas presented.

Back

parody

Front

_____ is a physical object representing an abstract concept.

Back

symbol

Front

_____ can be verbal, situational, or dramatic, resulting in a meaning or action that differs from its literal interpretation.

Back

irony