Literary Devices in Non-Fiction

Identify the point of view used in a non-fiction text where the author narrates the story as a narrator.

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person

• Omniscient

What is the main message or lesson that the author wants readers to take away from a non-fiction text?

• The conclusion of the text

• Supporting evidence

• Fictional elements

• Theme or central argument.

In a non-fiction piece, what literary device is used when the author shares a personal story to make a point?

• Anecdote

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Explain how an analogy can help readers better understand a complex idea in a non-fiction text.

• Make the text easier to understand

• By introducing unrelated concepts

• By creating similarities to a fictional text.

• By comparing the complex idea to something more familiar.

Provide an example of a rhetorical question used in a non-fiction article to engage readers.

• What is the best type of ice cream?

• Why is the sky blue?

• How can we look in the mirror if we allow this activity to continue?

• How many stars are in the universe?

What literary device is used when a statement is exaggerated for emphasis in a non-fiction piece?

• irony

• metaphor

• overstatement

• understatement

• What is this literary device? "Comparing me and him is like heaven and earth."

• Irony

• Analogy

• Anecdote

• Rhetorical Question

In a non-fiction text, what purpose does a rhetorical question serve?

• Encouraging passive reading, & simplifying complex concepts.

• Creating suspense, entertaining the reader, and establishing credibility.

• Providing factual information, summarizing key points, and introducing new ideas.

• Engaging the reader, prompting critical thinking, and emphasizing a point.

Distinguish between a fact and an opinion in a non-fiction text.

• Statements that can be verified with evidence or data as facts, while opinions are based on personal beliefs or feelings.

• Facts and opinions are interchangeable in non-fiction texts.

• Opinions are always based on evidence in non-fiction texts.

• Facts are always subjective in non-fiction texts.

• The name of India's biggest dog is "Tiny" ... this is an example of?

• Irony

• Repetition

• Description

• Fact