8GU5: Literary Devices Quiz

What is foreshadowing?

• A. A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

• B. A contrast between expectation and reality.

• C. An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.

• D. A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

What is irony?

• A. A narrative device that hints at coming events.

• B. A contrast between expectation and reality.

• C. An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.

• D. A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

What is situational irony?

• A. A narrative device that hints at coming events.

• B. A contrast between expectation and reality.

• C. An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.

• D. A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

What is symbolism?

• A. A narrative device that hints at coming events.

• B. A contrast between expectation and reality.

• C. An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.

• D. A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

What is the theme of a text?

• A. The universal message of a text.

• B. How the reader feels about the text while reading.

• C. The time and place of a story.

• D. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

What is mood in literature?

• A. The universal message of a text.

• B. How the reader feels about the text while reading.

• C. The time and place of a story.

• D. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

What is the setting of a story?

• A. The universal message of a text.

• B. How the reader feels about the text while reading.

• C. The time and place of a story.

• D. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

What is personification?

• A. The universal message of a text.

• B. How the reader feels about the text while reading.

• C. The time and place of a story.

• D. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

What is imagery in literature?

• A. Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste).

• B. A narrative device that hints at coming events.

• C. A contrast between expectation and reality.

• D. An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected.

What is exposition in a story?

• A. The universal message of a text.

• B. How the reader feels about the text while reading.

• C. Introduces the character and setting, and provides background information.

• D. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.