Literary Devices

What is the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Simile

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

• Allusion

• Illusion

• Delusion

• Conclusion

What is the author's attitude towards the subject called?

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Style

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

What is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities?

• Anthropomorphism

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Allegory

What is a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

What is the use of objects, icons, or signs to represent ideas or qualities?

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Allegory

• Imagery

What is the overall feeling or atmosphere that a piece of writing creates for the reader?

• Tone

• Mood

• Theme

• Style

What is a literary device that involves a contradiction between what is said and what is meant?

• Metaphor

• Irony

• Simile

• Alliteration

What is a narrative that uses characters and events to symbolize a deeper moral or political meaning?

• Allegory

• Metaphor

• Parable

• Fable