WorksheetsYou Think You Know Literary Elements
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
What are the three types of Irony?
Situational, Developmental & Verbal
Verbal, Situational & Dramatic
Developmental, Situational & Vocational
Verbal, Literary, & Dramatic
A flashback can be used to.... (multiple answers)
Better understand the future of a character
Understand the characters relationships with other characters
Get a sense of what happened to a character prior to a main event in a story
Learn more about a characters background
Authors often use foreshadow to....
Give a hint of the past within the story
Give a hint of present events with other characters
Give a glimpse of what will happen through the lens of a crystal ball
Give a glimpse into the future within a book or story
A character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we’re having!” is an example of (a) irony
In the movie Toy Story, the idea that Buzz Lightyear thinks he is a real space ranger but the other toys and the audience knows that he is just a toy is an example of (a) irony.
In North by Northwest, George Kaplan is a fictional secret agent and does not really exist. The audience is made aware early in the film that Kaplan is just a decoy. Thornhill is seen searching for Kaplan and has no clue that he is not a real person. This is an example of (a) irony
Excerpt from Messy Room by Shel Sylverstein:
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!His underwear is hanging on the lamp.His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,And the chair is becoming quite mucky and damp.His workbook is wedged in the window,His sweater’s been thrown on the floor.
In this poem the owner discovers the room is his own. This is an example of which type of irony.
Dramatic
Verbal
Virtual
Situational
An example of flashback from a movie is
In Ratatouille when Anton Ego thinks back to his childhood and remembers his mother’s cooking which comforts him after he comes home in tears.
In Frozen when Elsa and Anna sniff the air and say together "Chocolate"
In "Back to the Future" when they hopped in the time machine
In “The Sixth Sense”, young Cole discloses his secret about his ability to see dead people. His prophetic confession to Dr. Crowe, “They don’t know they’re dead,” reveals the plot of the story.
An implied or indirect reference especially in literature is the definition of an (a)
What is this quote an example of? "Why are you always such a Scrooge? It doesn't cost much, and it'll be fun!"
Verbal Irony
Allusion
Foreshadow
Flashback
Which of these is an allusion that might be used in conversation? (There could be multiple answers)
"She's a good swimmer, but she's no Ariel."
"He's a cool guy, but he becomes a lovesick Romeo every time he's around her."
I dressed up as a goddess for Halloween.
"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."
Allusions are often made in reference to these stories which often have Greek or Roman origins (a)
Which literary device is still confusing?
Allusion
Irony
Foreshadow
Flashback
Which literary device do you feel like you are the most confident about?
allusion
foreshadow
flashback
foreshadow
