WorksheetsLiterary Devices 10cp
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
a)
allusion
b)
motif
c)
connotation
d)
hyperbole
2.
A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.
a)
mood
b)
tone
c)
theme
d)
simile
3.
A literary device that refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing which it describes explicitly. Words carry cultural and emotional associations or meanings in addition to their literal meanings or denotations.
a)
connotation
b)
metaphor
c)
paradox
d)
parallelism
4.
An object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work.
a)
motif
b)
theme
c)
symbol
d)
allusion
5.
The style of speaking or writing determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer.
a)
diction
b)
connotation
c)
hyperbole
d)
foreshadowing
6.
A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or silly but may include a possible truth.
Ex. I am nobody.
Ex. I am nobody.
a)
paradox
b)
hyperbole
c)
mood
d)
allusion
7.
Interruptions that writers include to insert past events in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative.
a)
flashback
b)
foreshadowing
c)
motif
d)
symbol
8.
The use of parts in a sentence that are grammatically the same; or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter. This also can be found in a literary work overall.
a)
parallelism
b)
connotation
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
9.
A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
a)
foreshadowing
b)
flashback
c)
irony
d)
tone
10.
A figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things using "like" or "as".
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
irony
d)
imagery
11.
A figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis.
a)
hyperbole
b)
irony
c)
motif
d)
symbol
12.
An object representing another, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant.
a)
symbol
b)
motif
c)
mood
d)
diction
13.
To use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses.
a)
imagery
b)
diction
c)
hyperbole
d)
parallelism
14.
A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.
a)
theme
b)
symbol
c)
tone
d)
metaphor
15.
A figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated.
a)
irony
b)
theme
c)
parallelism
d)
tone
16.
In a written composition, this is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.
a)
tone
b)
mood
c)
simile
d)
paradox
17.
A figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated, but which share some common characteristics. It does not use "like" or "as".
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
tone
d)
irony
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