Final Exam Review

The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Tone

• Sonnet

A Japanese poetic form that consists of three lines, with five syllables in the first line, seven in the second, and five in the third.

• Ballad

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Syntax

Which poetic device does the sentence below contain?

"He's running faster than the wind."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

• Irony

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Plot

Which poetic device is the sentence below an example of?

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Irony

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

• Syntax

• Diction

• Theme

• Tone

Which literary device is used in the sentence below:

"Lennie had a heart of gold."

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

An idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature.

• Plot

• Climax

• Tone

• Theme

What type of poem is shown below:

An old silent pond...

A frog jumps into the pond,

splash! Silence again.

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Acrostic

• Ballad

What poetic device is used in the sentence below:

“Don't act like a Romeo in front of her."

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Idiom

• Stanza