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WorksheetsLiterary Devices 11th Grade
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
a reference to another piece of literature or a current or historical event
allusion
aside
dramatic irony
simile
the villain or bad guy
protagonist
tragic hero
antagonist
saying one thing but meaning another
verbal irony
dramatic irony
tragic irony
situational irony
when the audience knows something the characters don't know
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
when the author refers to something outside of the story that you should know about
foil
tragic irony
aside
allusion
when something unexpected happens compared to what we were expecting
dramatic irony
situational irony
verbal irony
the type of characterization used by an author when he allows the reader to observe the character's actions, his interactions with others and the things he says and thinks; the author lets the readers/audience decide for themselves.
static character
dynamic character
direct characterization
indirect characterization
Satire (definition)
Dangers of complacency in society / Women's traditional roles and radical feminism / Fundamentalist religion / Censorship (both radical feminists and theocracies have censored) / Academic righteousness and the moral dangers of relativism
a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society, by using humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule.
a defense of the desperate coping mechanisms by which endangered women survive, outwit, and undermine devaluation, coercion, enslavement and torture.
Description that creates a strong sense of familiarity through the senses is what?
Symbolism
Oxymoron
Idiom
Imagery
The definition of onomatopoeia is:
A really long word that sounds like what it means.
The use of opposite or contradictory terms together for emphasis
An example of literal language
A word that sounds like what it means.
Dramatic irony
When the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.
When the audience knows something the character does not.
When the speaker says one thing but means the opposite.
Allusion is __________________________________________________________________________.
a figure of speech that refers to a famous person, place, or historical event—either directly or through implication.
a literary device that places someone or something associated with a particular time in history in the wrong time period
a plot device in which a component of a story ends unresolved, in order to compel audiences to turn the page or return to the story in the next installment
both a literary and theatrical device in which the reader or audience knows more than the characters they are following
