Devices

Question 1

Consonance

Answer 1

Common type of near rhyme that consists of identical consonant sounds preceded by different vowel sounds

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

Repetition of internal vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

Word use that paints pictures In a readers’ minds

Question 4

Mood

Answer 4

The way the setting affects the readers and characters

Question 5

Tone

Answer 5

How the AUTHOR feels about his characters and subject

Question 6

Allusion

Answer 6

Reference to another literary work, person, place, or time

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

A word or combination of words that resemble specific sounds

Question 8

Archetype

Answer 8

Term used to describe universal symbols that evoke deep and sometimes unconscious responses in a reader. Common literary archetypes include stories of quests, initiations, descents to the underworld, and ascents to heaven

Question 9

Speaker

Answer 9

The voice used by an author to tell a story or speak a poem. The speaker is often a created identity and should not automatically be equated with authors self

Question 10

Alliteration

Answer 10

Repetition of the same consonant sounds in sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word or stressed syllable