Lit Device Recognition in GE

Question 1

a reference in a work of literature to something outside the work

Answer 1

allusion

Question 2

a novel dealing with one person’s formative years or spiritual education

Answer 2

bildungsroman

Question 3

“God of out the machine” occurrence wherein a previously unsolvable problem is suddenly and unexpectedly solved with the introduction of a new character, ability, or object

Answer 3

Deus Ex Machina

Question 4

the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

Answer 4

Diction

Question 5

a character technique in which a character is duplicated, usually in the form of an alter ego or two distinct personalities. When the two meet, destruction.

Answer 5

dopplegangers

Question 6

verbal and dramatic hints that suggest events to come

Answer 6

foreshadowing

Question 7

comically or repulsively ugly or distorted

Answer 7

grotesque

Question 8

emphasis is achieved by deliberate exaggeration

Answer 8

hyperbole

Question 9

a word construction or verbal expression closely associated with a given language

Answer 9

idiomatic phrase