Literary Elements and Poetic Devices

In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?

• What the story is about
• The topic of the text
• A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
• Where and when the story happens

During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision.
What is the theme?

• You should cheat to win.
• Always work hard.
• It pays to be honest.
• Teamwork is best.

Which of the following is an example of THEME?

• Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
• Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
• You can severely break your leg while crossing the street.
• Life is short; make the most of it.

The use of an image or an object to stand for something else 

• Imagery
• Symbolism
• Theme
• Denotation

The main character in a story has had a hard life. The last chapter shows a picture of her twirling around on a spring day surrounded by newly budding trees and blooming flowers. How is the character feeling at this point?

• sad that the new season has started

• excited to hear the birds chirping

• like her life is restarting; representing a new birth

• that summer is close

Which of the following is an example of symbolism in literature?

• All of these are correct

• Fall representing growing old

• Water symbolizing rebirth

• The color black to symbolize evil

Six slithering snakes is an example of this because of the repetition of consonant sounds

• assonance
• connotation
• alliteration
• analogy

reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

• allusion
• analogy
• archetype
• atmosphere

repetition of vowel sounds as in the example, Jane's face portrayed her pain.

• alliteration
• allusion
• assonance
• allegory

What is allegory?

• a fabled wellspring thought to restore youth to whoever bathed in or drank from it
• story, poem or play in which the people, things and events have a secondary or symbolic meaning--usually religious or moral
  
• Having a bad reputation; disgraceful
  
• Worthy of respect, usually by reason of age