Literary Device Review

Which literary device shows differences between two things

• contrast

• repetition

• comparison

• mood

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which literary device gives human qualities to non-living things?

• foreshaowing

• irony

• personification

• comparison

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which literary device is a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

Which literary device gives clues or hints about what will happen later in the story?

• foreshadowing

• irony

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which literary device repeats exact words or phrases verbatim?

• repetition

• alliteration

• irony

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device is the opposite of what is expected to happen?

• alliteration

• repetition

• comparison

• irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Which literary device repeats some words in phrases or has a similarity in construction (usually for emphasis)?

• simile

• foreshadowing

• irony

• parallel structure

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device references a person, place, thing, or event in the real world?

• allusion

• diction

• climax

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which literary device uses visually descriptive or figurative language in the writing?

• point of view

• foreshadowing

• imagery

• climax

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which literary device is the author's choice of words or style in order convey their message?

• allusion

• simile

• foreshadowing

• diction

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.6.6