Literary Devices Quiz - retake

Which literary device is used to describe the news of the German occupation: 'The news spread through Sighet like wildfire'?

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Irony

What literary device is evident when Elie is describing people reacting to the new of the clearing of the Ghetto 'The shadows around me roused themselves as if from a deep sleep and left silently in every direction'?

• Foreshadowing

• Juxtaposition

• Imagery

• Theme

Which literary device best describes Moishe the Beadle's reception by the townspeople? Reminder: he returns from a Nazi work camp and tries to warn others of the horrors but he is not believed.

• Tone

• Symbolism

• Irony

• Metaphor

Which literary device is used when Moishe the Beadle says, 'Man comes closer to God through the questions he asks Him'?

• Theme

• Foreshadowing

• Tone

• Metaphor

This is a simile: "weariness had settled into our veins, our limbs, our brains, like molten lead". However, the descriptive language used is also evidence of which of the following literary devices?

• Symbolism

• Juxtaposition

• Imagery

• Irony

Besides irony, which literary device is evident when Moishe the Beadle's description of the horror he has seen the Nazis commit compared to the understated and indifferent reaction by the townspeople presented immediately after his horrific descriptions.

• Metaphor

• Tone

• Symbolism

• Juxtaposition

People are not happy with Moishe the Beadle's return. What literary device is used when Elie claims that it was seen as a 'miracle'?

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Irony

• Symbolism

Which literary device is used when the text describes the 'calm, reassuring wind' after the deportation?

• Tone

• Foreshadowing

• Metaphor

• Juxtaposition

What literary device is used when Moishe the Beadle's tales are described as 'tales of divine suffering'?

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Irony

• Theme

What literary device best represents the inclusion of Moishe the Beadle and Eliezer's father to show the development of Elie's faith?

• Juxtaposition

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Metaphor