Literary Devices

Which literary device references something else?

• simile

• foreshadowing

• epiphany

• allusion

Which literary device uses like or as to compare to unlike things?

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• symbolism

Which literary device states one thing that is another thing?

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

• personification

Which literary device showcases the difference between how things seem to be and the reality?

• personfication

• imagery

• irony

• epiphany

Which literary device gives human attributes or feelings to inanimate objects?

• symbolism

• personification

• metaphor

• allusion

Which literary device uses symbols to signify ideas and qualities that are different than their literal sense?

• allusion

• imagery

• symbolism

• metaphor

Which literary device uses descriptive language to create a picture in the reader's mind?

• allusion

• foreshadowing

• epiphany

• imagery

Which literary device is used to give hints to the reader of what is to come?

• foreshadowing

• allusion

• simile

• epiphany

Which literary device is a sudden realization that provides clarity to a problem or situation?

• personification

• irony

• imagery

• epiphany

Are you sure you didn't eat the last cookie? Your nose is growing like Pinocchio.

• imagery

• simile

• allusion

• personification