Literary Terms and Devices

________ is when an author makes an indirect reference to a figure, place, event, or idea originating from outside the text.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Ambiguity

is the use of informal language and slang. It's often used by authors to lend a sense of realism to their characters and dialogue. Forms of _________ include words, phrases, and contractions that aren't real words (such as "gonna" and "ain't").

• Realia

• Understatement

• Contradiction

• Colloquialism

The 'silly snake sighed' is an example of which?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Allusion

• Simile

"I love salmon steak but I don't eat fish." This is an example of a what?

• Irony

• Contradiction

• Metaphor

• Colloquialism

"He is as tall as a building." Which Literary device has been used?

Deafening silence, definitely maybe and act naturally are all examples of which?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

• Satire

They walked in the park at a very leisurely pace, the wind was gently blowing the trees and there was a faint smell of lavender in the air. Which word best describes the tone?

• Intense

• Serious

• Pessimistic

• Peaceful

When you read the text you use evidence and reasoning to make an ___________ about what is not explicitly written.

• Interpretation

• Inference

• Recurrence

• Statement

An _______________ is your specific and unique conclusion based on the evidence and information in the text.

• Interpretation

• Inference

• Recurrence

• Statement

The heart is often used as a _________ to represent love and health.

• Symbol

• Cymbal

• Satire

• Image