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WorksheetsLiterary Devices Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is an allegory in literature?
A long list of anything; an inventory used to emphasize quantity or inclusiveness.
A narrative in which the characters often stand for abstract concepts, typically teaching a lesson through an interesting story.
The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.
A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc., considered common knowledge.
What does alliteration refer to?
The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.
The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.
A device, usually in poetry, of calling out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction.
An elaborate figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things.
What is the purpose of an apostrophe in literature?
To mark the climax of a story where the conflict begins to reach a turning point.
To provide a point by point comparison between two dissimilar things.
To call out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction in poetry.
To create harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds.
What is the definition of assonance?
The repetition at close intervals of consonant sounds for a purpose.
The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.
A narrative poem originally meant to be sung.
Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds.
What is a ballad?
A narrative poem that was originally meant to be sung, typically involving ordinary people with unusual adventures and a single tragic incident as the central focus.
A long list of anything; an inventory used to emphasize quantity or inclusiveness.
The character or force that opposes the protagonist in a story.
The point at which the conflict of the story begins to reach a turning point.
What does cacophony mean in literary terms?
The opposite of EUPHONY, involving pleasant, harmonious sound.
The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.
Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds, often produced by combinations of words that require clipped, explosive delivery, or words that contain a number of plosive consonants.
A reference to something in literature, history, mythology, religious texts, etc., considered common knowledge.
What is the role of a character in a story?
To provide a point by point comparison between two dissimilar things.
To call out to an imaginary, dead, or absent person, or to a place, thing, or personified abstraction in poetry.
To move the story forward, which may be minor or depending on his or her role in the work of literature.
To mark the climax of a story where the conflict begins to reach a turning point.
What does characterization refer to?
The techniques employed by writers to develop characters, including physical description, dialogue, actions, and thoughts.
The struggle between two opposing forces that is the basis of the plot.
The point at which the conflict of the story begins to reach a turning point.
An elaborate figure of speech comparing two very dissimilar things.
What is the definition of conflict in a story?
The repetition at close intervals of vowel sounds for a purpose.
The struggle between two opposing forces that is the basis of the plot.
A narrative poem that was originally meant to be sung.
Harsh, clashing, or dissonant sounds.
What does the term 'Connotation' refer to in literature?
The precise, literal meaning of a word
The associations, images, or impressions carried by a word
A brief tale told to illustrate a moral
The background information at the beginning of a story
What is 'Denotation'?
The associations, images, or impressions carried by a word
The final unraveling of a plot in drama or fiction
The precise, literal meaning of a word, without emotional associations or overtones
A character who provides a striking contrast to another character
What literary device is described as the carrying of sense and grammatical structure in a poem beyond the end of one line, couplet, or stanza and into the next?
Enjambment
Epitaph
Euphony
Flashback
Which term describes a brief story that sums up the life of a deceased person, typically found on a tombstone or monument?
Epigram
Epitaph
Epigraph
Euphony
What is an 'Epigraph' commonly used for in literature?
To provide a witty saying at the end of a book
To show the source for the title of a work at the beginning of a book, play, chapter, or poem
To describe a scene that happened before the beginning of a story
To create vivid experiences or a picture for the reader
What does 'Foil' refer to in the context of literary characters?
A character who provides a striking contrast to another character
A character who is the source of humor in a story
The protagonist of a story
A character who is involved in the falling action of a plot
What type of irony occurs when the reader knows information that the characters do not?
Verbal irony
Situational irony
Dramatic irony
Metaphorical irony
Which figure of speech substitutes the name of a related object, person, or idea for the subject at hand?
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Metonymy
Personification
What does 'mood' in literature refer to?
The main theme of the story
The sequence of events in the story
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
The background setting of the story
What is a 'motif' in an artistic work?
A figure of speech involving exaggeration
A unifying element like a recurrent image, symbol, theme, character type, subject, or narrative detail
The main conflict in a story
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
Which point of view involves the narrator using the pronoun "I"?
Third person limited
Third person omniscient
First person
Second person
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Metaphor
Buzz
Irony
Paradox
What is an oxymoron?
A long, elaborate sentence structure
A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
A type of metaphor
A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
What does 'plot' refer to in a story?
The main character
The setting of the story
The plan of action or sequence of events of the story
The moral or lesson of the story
What is the central character in a story, who faces a problem and must undergo some conflict to solve it, called?
Antagonist
Protagonist
Sidekick
Foil
What is a 'Pun'?
A serious reflection by a character
A pattern of end rhyme in a poem
A form of wit involving a play on words with two or more meanings
A logical argument based on deductive reasoning
What does 'Resolution' refer to in a story?
The central idea in a literary work
The final unwinding, or resolving of the conflicts and complications in the plot
The tension or excitement felt by the reader
The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
What is a 'Rhyme scheme'?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things
The central idea in a literary work
A type of verbal irony
What is 'Rising Action' in a plot?
The part of the plot that leads through a series of events of decreasing interest
The time and place in which the action of a story occurs
The part of the plot that leads through a series of events of increasing interest and power to the climax
The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
What is 'Satire'?
A literary technique in which foolish ideas or customs are ridiculed for the purpose of improving society
A dramatic convention involving a character speaking their thoughts aloud
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
A logical argument based on deductive reasoning
What does 'Setting' refer to in a story?
The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
The central idea in a literary work
The time and place in which the action of a story occurs
A type of verbal irony
What is a 'Simile'?
A figure of speech in which two seemingly unlike things are compared
A pattern of end rhyme in a poem
The central idea in a literary work
A type of verbal irony
What is a 'Soliloquy'?
A literary technique in which foolish ideas or customs are ridiculed
A dramatic convention in which a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
A logical argument based on deductive reasoning
What is 'Stream of Consciousness'?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
The central idea in a literary work
The technique of presenting the flow of thoughts, responses, and sensations of one or more characters
A type of verbal irony
What does 'Style' refer to in literature?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
The way in which a piece of literature is written, referring not to what is said, but how it is said
The central idea in a literary work
A type of verbal irony
What is 'Suspense' in a story?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
The central idea in a literary work
The tension or excitement felt by the reader as he or she becomes involved in the story
A type of verbal irony
What is a 'Syllogism'?
A figure of speech in which two seemingly unlike things are compared
A pattern of end rhyme in a poem
A logical argument based on deductive reasoning
The central idea in a literary work
What is a 'Symbol' in literature?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
A figure of speech in which a part of something stands for the whole thing
A person, object, idea, or action that stands for something else, usually something literal that stands for something figurative
The central idea in a literary work
What does 'Syntax' refer to?
The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
The central idea in a literary work
Sentence structure
A type of verbal irony
What is the 'Theme' of a literary work?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
The central idea in a literary work
A type of verbal irony
What does 'Tone' refer to in literature?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
The central idea in a literary work
The writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject
A type of verbal irony
What is an 'Understatement'?
The pattern of end rhyme in a poem
The central idea in a literary work
A type of verbal irony in which something is purposely represented as being far less important than it actually is
A logical argument based on deductive reasoning
