Literary Devices Review

Choose the word that fits this definition: A work of art, such as a story or painting, in which the characters, images, and/or events act as symbols.

• Allusion

• Allegory

• Symbolism

• Irony

Complete the analogy. A reference is to an allusion like slang is to ____________

• Oxymoron

• Motif

• Satire

• Colloquialism

Which literary device uses the 5 senses in order to describe something and allow the reader to better imagine the literary world?

Select all the examples of alliteration. You may select more than one answer.

• The ticking time-bomb was a terrible tragedy.

• The air was misty and cold, almost smelling like a memory.

• Dominic was deadly afraid of spiders, but he didn't dare show it.

• Eventually, everyone exited the entryway and stepped into the party.

Select the correct definition of the word "motif"

• The juxtaposition of a set of seemingly contradictory concepts that reveal a hidden and/or unexpected truth.

• The usage of repeating words and forms to give pattern and rhythm to a passage in literature.

• A saying, phrase, or fixed expression in a culture that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.

• A narrative element with symbolic meaning that repeats throughout a work of literature.

Finish the analogy. Connotation is to denotation as protagonist is to ________

A cliche is an overused saying or idea that is so common in culture that it loses its meaning. An example might be when a girl takes her glasses off in a movie and is suddenly beautiful. Write your own example of something cliche that always happens in movies.

Which of these is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The teacher was talking so fast that Ian's mind was about to explode.

• After pulling an all-nighter, Molly was ready to sleep for a year.

• The once new gate had rusted over in the rain.

What is the word that describes when the author gives clues about events that will happen later in the story?

• Paradox

• Foreshadowing

• Exposition

• Motif

What do the following sentences show?

He was laying in the bed. She was sitting in a chair. The dog was sleeping in the kitchen.

• Parallelism

• Allusion

• Oxymoron

• Symbolism