Literary Devices - Set 1

Front

What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds called?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What is a struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What type of figurative language uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike ideas?

Back

Simile

Front

What is the central message about life illustrated in a literary work?

Back

Theme

Front

What type of figurative language gives human characteristics to nonhuman subjects?

Back

Personification

Front

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

Back

Allusion

Front

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the emotional atmosphere of a literary work?

Back

Mood

Front

What is the author's attitude toward the subject or audience?

Back

Tone