What does the term "stanza" refer to in poetry?

B. A group of lines that are read together

What is a symbol in literature?

B. An object that represents something beyond itself

What is a theme in literature?

C. A generalized idea that recurs in a work of art or literature

What does the term "Volta" refer to in a sonnet?

C. A shift or turn in the direction of thought or argument

What does the term "setting" refer to in literature?

C. The environment, location, and time of a piece of literature

What is the mood in a story or poem?

C. The emotional quality or atmosphere

What does the term "voice" refer to in literature?

B. The rhetorical mixture of vocabulary, tone, point of view, and syntax

What is the tone in literature?

C. The emotional quality, atmosphere, or attitude that the author creates

What is imagery in literature?

C. Visually descriptive or figurative language

What is direct characterization?

B. The narrator tells the reader about the character's personality, traits, actions, thoughts, and dialogue

A. The narrator shows the character's actions

C. The narrator describes the setting

D. The narrator explains the plot

What is indirect characterization?

The character is revealed through the reader's interpretation of actions, dialogue, and actions.

The character is described directly by the author.

The character is revealed through their thoughts and feelings.

The character is revealed through their physical appearance.

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?

"Her name was Beulah. Beulah! That's a name for a colored woman. 'Was his wife a Negro?' I asked."

"He was a tall man with a stern face."

"She felt happy and content with her life."

"The room was dark and gloomy."

A group of two or more words functioning as a meaningful unit within a sentence or clause.

A single word that stands alone.

A complete sentence with a subject and a verb.

A punctuation mark used to end a sentence.

A group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

A group of words that does not contain a subject and a verb.

A single word that stands alone.

A punctuation mark used to end a sentence.

Literary Devices Review

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English

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12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS

RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.3, L.11-12.4

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34 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the use of the same word or phrase multiple times called?

Irony

Satire

Repetition

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

What term describes when something that is said or done is the opposite of what was expected?

Irony

Symbolism

Alliteration

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

What is the art of ridiculing or critiquing a person, situation, or social belief system through storytelling?

Satire

Theme

Juxtaposition

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Who is the person telling the story?

Narrator

Protagonist

Antagonist

Symbol

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

What is a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted?

Foreshadowing

Hyperbole

Metonymy

Diction

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

What is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities?

Symbolism

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

What is the act or instance of placing two or more things side by side often to demonstrate a compare or contrast?

Juxtaposition

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

Octave

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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Literary Devices Review

34 questions

What is the use of the same word or phrase multiple times called?

What term describes when something that is said or done is the opposite of what was expected?

What is the art of ridiculing or critiquing a person, situation, or social belief system through storytelling?

Who is the person telling the story?

What is a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted?

What is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities?

What is the act or instance of placing two or more things side by side often to demonstrate a compare or contrast?

What is the universal idea or message explored throughout a work of literature?

What are words that create sound, such as "bang," "buzz," and "crunch"?

What is an extreme exaggeration called?

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