Literary Devices Test Review

Imagery is when the text helps stimulate which of the 5 senses?

• Sight

• Smell

• Taste

• Touch

• Hearing

Denotation is...

• The emotion/tone of a word

• The dictionary definition of a word

• A short note

Connotation is...

• A lie

• The dictionary definition of a word

• The emotion/tone of a word

Metaphors and similes compare two things, but a simile uses...

• like

• as

• Both like or as

A theme is a

• central idea or ideas of a work of fiction or nonfiction

• a contrast, something unexpected or contradictory

• when something is implied, not actually stated

Mood and tone are similar. What is the difference between the two?

• Mood is how you feel. Tone is how the author feels.

• Mood is how you feel. Tone is the words the author uses.

• Tone is how you feel. Mood is an emotional response.

If you need to look up the definition of a word, which is the best tool for you?

• It's not this answer

• Or this one

• A dictionary

When you see "I", "me", or "my" in a text, it's probably...

• First Person point-of-view

• Second Person point-of-view

• Third Person point-of-view

How can you tell the difference between Third Person Limited and Third Person Omniscient?

• There is no difference between them.

• Limited = you only know so much about the main character; Omniscient = you know everything about the main character

• Limited = 1 person's perspective; Omniscient = everyone's perspective

What three ways describe the Connotation of a word?

• Positive, Negative, Sinusoidal

• Positive, Neutral, Negative

• Positive, Neutral, Electric