Literary Devices Review Quiz

"The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention: now that is..."

• red herring

• foreshadowing

• irony

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Foreshadowing is...

• four people who cast a shadow.

• a moment or event that hints at something in the future.

• a moment that has a secret underlying meaning.

• when the author compares two things that hint at a symbol.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which type of irony is where an event or action shows the OPPOSITE of what is expected?

• situational

• verbal

• sarcasm

• traditional

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

An object or moment that has a deeper underlying meaning within a text is called...

• irony.

• metaphor.

• simile.

• symbolism.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Comparing two things using "like" or "as" is called...

• metaphor.

• irony.

• simile.

• personification.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Figurative language that helps the reader evoke a sense of tone, mood, or ambiance is called...

• irony.

• metaphor.

• narration.

• imagery.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Comparing two symbols WITHOUT using like or as is called _________.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

When symbolism is used to teach a moral lesson at the end of a story, we call this...

• metaphor

• allegory

• personification

• foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Literary example #1: what device best fits this excerpt?

"The color is repellent, almost revolting: a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight."

-The Yellow Wallpaper

• personification

• irony

• foreshadowing

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Literary example #2: what device best fits this excerpt?

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas…"

-The Highway man by Alfred Noyes

• irony

• metaphor

• imagery

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9