Literary Elements Quiz

Comparing a lamb going to slaughter to the husband telling his wife he is leaving her and ends up being killed is an example of..

When the audience knows more than the characters in the text.

The author's message is a (a)   .

The main character of the story.

A statement that is means the opposite of what was actually said.

"I will die if she asks me to dance" is an example of...

When one thing represents another in a text.

The line, “The tea tasted faintly of bitter almonds, and he didn’t much care for it" from "The Landlady" is an example of...

“In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I’ve been turning over in my head ever since.” So begins Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. What literary element is this an example of?

The use of descriptions that invoke the 5 senses to represent things, actions, or ideas is called...