Literary Devices Review

Which literary devices is used to exaggerate for emphasis or dramatic effect?

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Which literary devices is used to create a comparison WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

Which literary devices is used to make a direct comparison between two things using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Which literary devices is used to give inanimate objects human-like characteristics?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Tone

• Mood

How the audience is meant to feel

• Tone

• Body language

• Diction

• Mood

Which literary devices is used when the same beginning sounds or letters are repeated in a line?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Tone

• Mood

What literary device is used to convey the author's attitude or feelings about a given subject or topic?

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Tone

• Mood

Which literary devices is used when something that is commonly known is referenced in a literary work?

• Simile

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

In the context of a novel, which literary device represents the overall message or meaning of the story?

• Irony

• Theme

• Conflict

• Symbolism

Which literary device is the struggle between at least two opposing forces?

• Irony

• Theme

• Conflict

• Symbolism