WorksheetsLiterary Devices to Know - English 12
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is tone?
a)
The narrator’s point of view
b)
The characterization of the audience
c)
The attitude of the author about subject
d)
The general message of the written work
2.
What is a theme?
a)
The narrator’s point of view
b)
The characterization of the audience
c)
The attitude of the author about subject
d)
The general message of the written work
3.
The repetition of consonant sounds
a)
Alliteration
b)
Kenning
c)
Compounding
d)
Variation
4.
When someone says one thing but it really means something else
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
External Conflict
c)
Verbal Irony
d)
Situational Irony
5.
Two word metaphorical phrase (used by Anglo-Saxons)
a)
Kenning
b)
Compounding
c)
Alliteration
d)
Variation
6.
The repetition of important parts of a story for emphasis by using different words and phrases
a)
Kenning
b)
Compounding
c)
Alliteration
d)
Variation
7.
A seemingly contradictory two-word combination
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
8.
Comparison using like or as
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
9.
The use of exaggerated language
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
10.
Comparison without using like or as
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
11.
Sound words that are spelled like they sound
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Allusion
d)
Onomatopoeia
12.
Giving human attributes to nonhuman things
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Allusion
d)
Onomatopoeia
13.
Referencing famous stories or events in the past to help describe something new
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Allusion
d)
Onomatopoeia
14.
When an author gives clues to the reader about what will happen next
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Motif
d)
Symbolism
15.
When an author uses objects to represent something else
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Motif
d)
Symbolism
16.
When an author allows the reader to know something that a character does not
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Allusion
d)
Symbolism
17.
The use of sensory description
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Allusion
d)
Onomatopoeia
18.
When an author features an event that is contrary to what is expected
a)
Dramatic Irony
b)
Internal Conflict
c)
Verbal Irony
d)
Situational Irony
19.
When a character emphasizes the traits of another character through contrast
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Flashback
c)
Foil Character
d)
Frame Story
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