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Literary Devices Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"The firehouse burned down" is an example of ..

a)

Structure

b)

Tragedy

c)

Irony

d)

Theme

2.

The point of greatest dramatic tension or excitement in a story is referred to as?

a)

Plot

b)

Climax

c)

Mood

d)

Simile

3.

"I am as hungry as a horse" and

"She floats like a cloud"

are both examples of ..

a)

Metaphor

b)

Irony

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

4.

"He has a heart of gold" and

"She is a walking encyclopedia"

are both examples of ..

a)

Metaphor

b)

Mood

c)

Simile

d)

Irony

5.

"Because I could not stop for death,

He kindly stopped for me"

-Emily Dickinson

This passage is an example of ..

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Foreshadowing

d)

Personification

6.

Using a snake to represent evil or a dove to represent peace are examples of ..

a)

Symbolism

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Allusion

7.

The feeling or atmosphere the author creates with his writing is referred to as?

a)

Foreshadowing

b)

Climax

c)

Mood

d)

Plot

8.

"Chocolate is my Achilles' heel" or "He was the Babe Ruth of our generation" are both examples is this ..

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbol

d)

Simile

9.

Hints or clues in a story that suggest what action is to come are referred to as this ..

a)

Mood

b)

Foreshadowing

c)

Symbols

d)

Irony

10.

Science Fiction, Mystery, Biography, and Fantasy are all categories of this ..

a)

Plot

b)

Structure

c)

Theme

d)

Genre

11.

This refers to the central or main idea of a story..

a)

Plot

b)

Theme

c)

Structure

d)

Climax

12.

The diagram provided shows the sequence of events or actions in a story, often referred to as this ..

a)

Theme

b)

Structure

c)

Genre

d)

Plot

13.

This refers to the organizational method or framework of a text, and includes the plot and setting.

a)

Structure

b)

Climax

c)

Theme

d)

Mood