Literary Devices Review

"Polly Pocket picked a purple plant" is an example of which of the following devices?

• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile
• personification

An extreme exaggeration is called a(n) ...?

• allusion
• hyperbole
• simile
• personification

Which of the following is NOT a form of conflict?

• character vs. character
• character vs. self
• character vs. nature
• all of the above are examples of conflict

A well-painted mental image that appeals to one or more of the five senses is considered ...?

• metaphor
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• imagery

The contrast between what is said and what is meant is called ...?

• situational irony
• dramatic irony
• verbal irony

A contrast between what the character thinks to be true and what we (the readers) know to be true is called ...?

• dramatic irony
• situational irony
• verbal irony

The feeling the reader takes away with him or her after reading is known as the ... 

• imagery
• tone
• theme
• mood

Which of the following is a simile?

• "She is an angel."
• "Jumbo shrimp"
• "She is like an angel."
• "The wind whistled through the trees."

 The giving of human-like traits to inanimate (non-human) objects is known as ...?

• personification
• irony
• metaphor
• simile

The use of "I", "me", "mine" in a point of view is considered ...?

• first person
• second person
• third person