Literary devices

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

Involves drawing a comparison between two things in order to clarify or explain something.

Question 4

Allegory

Answer 4

A literary device in which that uses symbolism or other hidden messages to reveal a deeper meaning.

Question 5

Anthropomorphism

Answer 5

The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.

Question 6

Imagery

Answer 6

Refers to writing that invokes the reader’s senses with descriptive word choice to create a more vivid and realistic recreation of the scene

Question 7

Anaphora

Answer 7

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

Question 8

Antithesis

Answer 8

Places two contrasting and polarized sentiments next to each other in order to accent both.

Question 9

Assonance

Answer 9

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words that do not end the same.

Question 10

Foreshadowing

Answer 10

Where the author subtly lets the reader know the ending or an upcoming event

Question 11

Metaphor

Answer 11

Compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another

Question 12

Anachronism

Answer 12

A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

Question 13

Anecdote

Answer 13

A short account of an interesting or humorous event, often personal or biographical.

Question 14

Asyndeton

Answer 14

The omission or absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence, as in I came, I saw, I conquered.

Question 15

Diction

Answer 15

The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.

Question 16

Hyperbole

Answer 16

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Question 17

Irony

Answer 17

When the audience knows something key about the plot or a character that the characters themselves do not know.

Question 18

Onomatopoeia

Answer 18

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

Question 19

Personification

Answer 19

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Question 20

Anadiplosis

Answer 20

The repetition of the last word of a preceding clause

Question 21

Anastrophe

Answer 21

The inversion of the usual order of words or clauses.

Question 22

Cacophony

Answer 22

A harsh discordant mixture of sounds.

Question 23

Euphemism

Answer 23

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

Question 24

Flashback

Answer 24

An interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story