Literary Devices Quiz

What is an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play?

• aside

• soliloquy

• dialogue

• stage directions

What is a lengthy speech by one character, addressing other characters?

• dialogue

• hamartia

• monologue

• pun

What is a figure of speech in which a person, situation, or object stands for/represents another thing?

What is a device that gives readers/audience hints of what might happen next?

What is it called when the audience knows more than the characters in the play, creating tension and suspense?

• dramatic irony

• sarcasm

• verbal irony

• suspense

What is it called when what is said is the opposite of the literal meaning?

• situational irony

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing

• verbal irony

What is it called when there is a difference between what is expected to happen and what actually happens?

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• verbal irony

• sarcasm

What is a struggle between two sides?

• conflict

• irony

• foreshadowing

• symbolism

What is a fatal flaw/mistake that leads to a character’s downfall?

• tragic hero

• monologue

• hamartia

• downfall

What is the protagonist of a tragic story or drama, in which, despite their virtuous and sympathetic traits and ambitions, they ultimately meet defeat, suffering, or even an untimely end?