8th Grade Language and Literature - Literary Device Review

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Which literary device compares two unlike things using the words LIKE or AS?

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Simile

Front

___________ is the author's feelings toward the subject of a piece of literature.

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Tone

Front

"Witty wordsmiths worldwide wonder about the whereabouts of whales" is an example of which literary device?

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Alliteration

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If an author were trying to create a mood of suspense, such as in the Macabre genre, which literary device are they LEAST likely to use?

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Situational irony

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When the author describes a scene using many of the five senses to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind, he is using which literary device?

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Imagery

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What is the literary device that gives human traits to non-human things?

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Personification

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Which literary device involves an indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance?

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Allusion

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What is the term for a recurring theme, subject, or idea in a literary work?

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Motif

Front

What literary device involves a contrast between expectation and reality?

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Irony

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Which literary device uses exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole