Literary Devices

Question 1

Allusion

Answer 1

An indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Question 2

Tacos are my kryptonite.

Answer 2

Allusion

Question 3

Euphemism

Answer 3

An indirect way of describing something that may be inappropriate or awkward to address directly

Question 4

He accidentally passed gas in class.

Answer 4

Euphemism

Question 5

Foreshadowing

Answer 5

When the author hints at events that will happen later in the story

Question 6

I have a bad feeling about this…

Answer 6

Foreshadowing

Question 7

Flashback

Answer 7

Part of a story that is set in an earlier time than the rest of the story

Question 8

Olivia was at her high school graduation when she remembered her kindergarten graduation. She was six years old and walked across the stage confidently, but tripped on her new shoes. She was so embarrassed that she ran off the stage. Now, she hoped she would not do the same thing today.

Answer 8

Flashback

Question 9

Hyperbole

Answer 9

An exaggerated statement

Question 10

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

Answer 10

Hyperbole

Question 11

Imagery

Answer 11

Description that appeals to the senses

Question 12

The air was crisp, the leaves were orange, and I could see big, round pumpkins in the distance.

Answer 12

Imagery

Question 13

Irony

Answer 13

A contrast between how things seem and how they really are

Question 14

A contrast between how things seem and how they really are

Across the street, the fire station burned down.

Answer 14

Irony

Question 15

Juxtaposition

Answer 15

When two dissimilar characters, themes, concepts are put next to each other to emphasize the differences.

Question 16

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

Answer 16

Juxtaposition

Question 17

Litotes

Answer 17

The use of a double negative to express the opposite sentiment.

Question 18

You’re not wrong = you’re right.

Answer 18

Litotes

Question 19

Metaphor

Answer 19

A direct comparison of two things using “is” or “was”.

Question 20

He is a beast on the court.

Answer 20

Metaphor

Question 21

Mood

Answer 21

The feeling the setting, attitude, and descriptions of a setting make

Question 22

The abandoned house creaked as I walked up the stairs. The moon was full and I heard the fluttering of birds leaving the house as I got closer to the door.
_______ = Scary, Suspenseful

Answer 22

Mood

Question 23

Onomatopoeia

Answer 23

A word that sounds like the thing it is referring to

Question 24

Crash, Kaboom, Pop

Answer 24

Onomatopoeia

Question 25

Oxymoron

Answer 25

Two contradictory words that describe one thing

Question 26

Parting is such sweet sorrow.

Answer 26

Oxymoron

Question 27

Personification

Answer 27

Using human traits for non-human things

Question 28

The weeds tickled her feet as she ran through the field.

Answer 28

Personification

Question 29

Polysyndeton

Answer 29

The use of several conjunctions in a sentence for dramatic effect

Question 30

I went to the orthodontist and school and volleyball practice and a restaurant and then back home and I was exhausted.

Answer 30

Polysyndeton

Question 31

Repetition

Answer 31

The reuse of a word, phrase, or sentence several times for emphasis

Question 32

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

Answer 32

Repetition

Question 33

Simile

Answer 33

A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

Question 34

He ran as fast as a cheetah.

She shines like the light from the sun.

Answer 34

Simile

Question 35

Tone

Answer 35

The feeling the audience takes away from a story

Question 36

“Winter will pass, the days will lengthen, the ice will melt in the pasture pond. The song sparrow will return and sing, the frogs will awake, the warm wind will blow again. All these sights and sounds and smells will be yours to enjoy, Wilbur-this lovely world, these precious days …”

Feeling: Peace and acceptance

Answer 36

Tone

Question 37

Zoomorphism

Answer 37

Using animalistic traits to describe a non-animal, such as a human

Question 38

Spider-man was bitten by a spider and developed spider-like traits.

Answer 38

Zoomorphism

Question 39

Zoomorphism

Answer 39

Using animalistic traits to describe a non-animal, such as a human

Question 40

Spider-man was bitten by a spider and developed spider-like traits.

Answer 40

Zoomorphism

Question 41

1st Person Point of View

Answer 41

The narrator is in the story and telling the story from their point of view.

Question 42

I went to Town Lake to paddle board when all of a sudden bats flew over me.

Answer 42

1st Person Point of View

Question 43

2nd Person Point of View

Answer 43

The narrator is focused on the reader.

Question 44

You will mix the sugar and eggs together, then you will mix with flour to make the cake.

Answer 44

2nd Person Point of View

Question 45

3rd Person Objective Point of View

Answer 45

The narrator describes what can be seen/heard, but does not know the thoughts of any character.

Question 46

They were walking down by the beach when they heard seagulls flying overhead. The squawking was so loud that they dropped their ice cream cones.

Answer 46

3rd Person Objective Point of View

Question 47

3rd Person Limited Point of View

Answer 47

The narrator tells the story through the perspective of one character whom the narrator knows the thoughts of.

Question 48

Sally was exhausted as she was selling her seashells. She daydreamed about going home, eating dinner, and then going to bed.

Answer 48

3rd Person Limited Point of View

Question 49

3rd Person Omniscient Point of View

Answer 49

The narrator is all-knowing and knows the thoughts of all characters in the story.

Question 50

Ariel was nervous as she woke up on the beach with human legs. Prince Eric saw her on the shore and wondered where he had seen her before.

Answer 50

3rd Person Omniscient Point of View