Literary element Practice questions

When something in the story represents something else

• Symbolism
• Flashback
• Stanza
• Inference

When what happens is the opposite of what we expect

• Irony
• Bias
• Argument
• Hyperbole

She is sunshine that brightens my day

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia
• Alliteration

Language that appeals to the five senses:

• Irony
• Imagery
• Setting
• Tone

Where a character says the opposite of what they mean.

• Verbal Irony
• Situational Irony
• Dramatic Irony
• Flat iron

Fred ate five French fries on Friday.

• simile
• alliteration
• hyperbole
• cliche

When the opposite of what you expect happens. 
For example: A mechanic whose car is falling apart

• irony
• idiom
• alliteration
• personification

Words or phrases that need to be interpreted by the reader and should not be taken literally. 

• mood
• tone
• theme
• figurative language

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"
• A comparison without using "like" or "as"
• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
• An extreme exaggeration