Exploring Essential Literary Devices for Text Analysis

Miss Peer Editor presents part two of literary devices, covering juxtaposition, paradox, understatement, foreshadowing, allusion, repetition, idiom, antithesis, tone, mood, diction, alliteration, assonance, consonance, and onomatopoeia. Each device is explained with examples to help readers analyze texts effectively.

What is the purpose of juxtaposition in literature?

• To provide a detailed setting description

• To describe a single character in depth

• To contrast two elements for emphasis

• To create a humorous effect

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which literary device is demonstrated by the quote from Captain Jack Sparrow?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Paradox

• Alliteration

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does the literary device 'understatement' involve?

• Exaggerating facts

• Minimizing the importance of a fact

• Directly stating the facts

• Using metaphors to describe a situation

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What does 'foreshadowing' typically do in a story?

• Gives hints about future events

• Focuses on the past events

• Introduces new characters

• Describes the setting in detail

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Which literary device involves using a historical, cultural, or literary reference?

• Euphemism

• Irony

• Allusion

• Analogy

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the primary function of an idiom?

• To convey literal meanings

• To add rhythmic qualities to text

• To express meanings not deducible from the individual words

• To create a visual image

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

How does 'antithesis' function in literature?

• By describing scenes in detail

• By repeating the same sounds at the beginning of words

• By using contradictory phrases in close proximity

• By using a narrative voice

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is the difference between 'tone' and 'mood' in literature?

• Tone is the character's dialogue, mood is the narrative background

• Tone is the author's attitude, mood is the reader's emotional response

• There is no difference between tone and mood

• Tone describes the setting, mood describes the plot

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What does 'alliteration' involve?

• Repeating consonant sounds at the start of words

• Repeating vowel sounds in the middle of words

• Using onomatopoeic words

• Contrasting two opposing ideas

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of 'onomatopoeia'?

• Brightly

• Quickly

• Beautiful

• Bang

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5