Literary Devices

Question 0

Dialogue

Answer 0

Exchange of words between characters or people in a text.

ex:

• “hi, how are you?”
• “I’m fine, thanks”

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of a similar sound

Ex: Suzy, my sister, slept soundly

Question 2

Flashback

Answer 2

Occurrence of events that have happened at a previous time.

Question 3

Foil

Answer 3

A character in a story who is the opposite of the other character.

Good guy v.s. bad guy
Quite vs loud

Question 4

Foreshowdowing

Answer 4

Words or phrases that hint at what may happen later.

Question 5

Imagery

Answer 5

Words or phrases that create a mental image; appeals to the 5 senses.

Question 6

Irony

Answer 6

1. The meaning Implied by words is different from the actual meaning.
2. Opposite happens from what is expected to happen.

Question 7

Metaphor

Answer 7

A comparison between things without using like or as.

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

A word that sounds like the sound it names.

Ex: Boom,Pow

Question 9

Oxymoron

Answer 9

Words with different meanings working together to form phrase with a new meaning.

Question 10

Personification

Answer 10

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics.

Question 11

Simile

Answer 11

A comparison between things using like or as.

Question 12

Symbolism

Answer 12

Giving something concrete a deeper, abstract meaning.

Question 13

Verisimilitude

Answer 13

Having the state of being true to life.

Ex:The movie, Titanic