Literary Devices Quiz

Reverse symbolism

• the repetition of initial consonant sounds within a group of words. For example, “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• a method which is used to mean the opposite or just turn the symbol to stand for something else like taking a sign which means peace and love and turning it upside down to mean war and death.

• an advance warning about something that’s going to happen in the future.

• an exaggeration that’s not meant to be taken literally.

Allusion

• an exaggeration that’s not meant to be taken literally.

• a scene set in an earlier time than the main story.

• is when you give human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human creatures or things.

• as brief but purposeful references, within a literary text, to a person, place, event, or to another work of literature.

Foreshadowing

• an indication of something that will happen in the future.

• a figure of speech that compares two different things that says one thing is another.

• a question asked for effect, not because you want an answer.

• non-rhyming poetry, usually written in iambic pentameter.

Resolution

• where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which the characters in the story are not aware.

• is any use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves.

• is where the reader learns the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.

• occurs when the conflict is resolved and loose end have been tied up.

Flashback

• is a description which exaggerates.

• is where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen

• is language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation, including visual imagery and sound imagery.

• use of similar or identical language, structures, events, or ideas in different parts of a text.

Alliteration

• the apparent emotional state of the speaker/narrator/narrative voice, as conveyed through the language of the piece.

• the “voice” of a poem; not to be confused with the poet him/herself. A

• the repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line.

• a recurring important idea or image.

Climax

• the beginning of the story; characters, background, and setting revealed

• is where the resolution begins; events and complications start to fall into place.

• The angle from which the story is told.

• the turning point in a story, at which the end result becomes inevitable.

Metaphor

• Where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which the characters in the story are not aware.

• refers to words or expressions that mean something different from their literal definition.

• a description that uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison.

• Language which describes something in detail, using sensory language.

Simile

• a description that uses “like” or “as” to make a comparison.

• a device in which certain sounds are repeated at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase.

• Where characters speak to one another.

• A description which exaggerates.

Symbolism

• The turning point in a story.

• Where a specific word, phrase, or structure is repeated several times, to emphasize a particular idea.

• the use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas

• The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting.