Literary Devices
Flashcard
•
English
•
8th Grade
•
Practice Problem
•
Hard
+20
Standards-aligned
Wayground Content
FREE Resource
Student preview
15 questions
Show all answers
1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is verbal irony?
Back
A contrast between what is said and what is meant.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is a flashback?
Back
An interruption in a story to recreate events that occurred at an earlier time.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is anaphora?
Back
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is situational irony?
Back
A contrast between what happens and what is expected.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is foreshadowing?
Back
When the author provides clues as to what will happen later.
Tags
CCSS.RL.9-10.5
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is dramatic irony?
Back
When the audience knows something that the characters do not.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What is alliteration?
Back
The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
Access all questions and much more by creating a free account
Create resources
Host any resource
Get auto-graded reports
Continue with Google
Continue with Email
Continue with Classlink
Continue with Clever
or continue with
Microsoft
%20(1).png)
Apple
Others
Already have an account?
