Review of Literary Devices

What is the term for the main character in a story?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Foil

Which literary device involves giving human characteristics to non-human objects?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the term for the mood of the story, determined by the setting and characters' attitudes?

• Tone

• Atmosphere

• Imagery

• Suspense

Which literary device uses hints or clues to prepare the reader for future events in the story?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Symbol

• Irony

What is it called when the reader knows something that the characters do not?

• Verbal Irony

• Situational Irony

• Dramatic Irony

• Suspense

Which term describes a comparison using "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

What is the term for a deliberate exaggeration used for effect?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Which literary device involves a word that imitates the sound it represents?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Symbol

What is the term for a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which literary device involves the repetition of consonant sounds?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Symbol