Literary Devices

Question 0

An exaggeration

Answer 0

Hyperbole

Question 1

Words used to evoke pictures in the minds of the readers

Answer 1

Imagery

Question 2

Talk by a single speaker

Answer 2

Monologue

Question 3

A passing or casual reference to a person,place, or literary work

Answer 3

Allusion

Question 4

The words that characters speak

Answer 4

Dialogue

Question 5

A physical object that represents an abstraction

Answer 5

Symbolism

Question 6

Words used that often mean something different or the opposite of what they mean

Answer 6

Irony

Question 7

Part of a story that happened before the current action which is brought out through characters’ dreams or storytelling

Answer 7

Flashback

Question 8

Is when the author alludes to upcoming events without directly stating that they will happen

Answer 8

Foreshadowing

Question 9

Happens when the storyteller or narrator builds excitement in a scene, often prior to the climax

Answer 9

Suspense

Question 10

When words,symbols,themes or other parts of the story are used more than once

Answer 10

Repetition

Question 11

Descriptive language that attempts to invoke one or more of the five senses

Answer 11

Sensory language