Literary Devices Review

What is an allegory in literature?

• A long list of anything; an inventory used to emphasize quantity or inclusiveness.

• A narrative in which the characters often stand for abstract concepts, typically teaching a lesson through an interesting story.

• The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.

• A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc., considered common knowledge.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What does alliteration refer to?

• The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.

• The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.

• A device, usually in poetry, of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction.

• An elaborate figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the purpose of an apostrophe in literature?

• To mark the climax of a story where the conflict begins to reach a turning point.

• To provide a point by point comparison between two dissimilar things.

• To call out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction in poetry.

• To create harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the definition of assonance?

• The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.

• The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.

• A narrative poem originally meant to be sung.

• Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a ballad?

• A narrative poem that was originally meant to be sung, typically involving ordinary people with unusual adventures and a single tragic incident as the central focus.

• A long list of anything; an inventory used to emphasize quantity or inclusiveness.

• The character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story.

• The point at which the conflict of the story begins to reach a turning point.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does cacophony mean in literary terms?

• The opposite of EUPHONY, involving pleasant, harmonious sound.

• The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.

• Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds, often produced by combinations of words that require clipped, explosive delivery, or words that contain a number of plosive consonants.

• A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc., considered common knowledge.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the role of a character in a story?

• To provide a point by point comparison between two dissimilar things.

• To call out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction in poetry.

• To move the story forward, which may be minor or depending on his or her role in the work of literature.

• To mark the climax of a story where the conflict begins to reach a turning point.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does characterization refer to?

• The techniques employed by writers to develop characters, including physical description, dialogue, actions, and thoughts.

• The struggle between two opposing forces that is the basis of the plot.

• The point at which the conflict of the story begins to reach a turning point.

• An elaborate figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What is the definition of conflict in a story?

• The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.

• The struggle between two opposing forces that is the basis of the plot.

• A narrative poem that was originally meant to be sung.

• Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

What does the term 'Connotation' refer to in literature?

• The precise, literal meaning of a word

• The associations, images, or impressions carried by a word

• A brief tale told to illustrate a moral

• The background information at the beginning of a story

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D