Literary Devices - Metalanguage

Question 1

Imagery that evokes sight

Answer 1

Visual imagery

Question 2

Imagery that evokes taste

Answer 2

Gustatory imagery

Question 3

Imagery that evokes smell

Answer 3

Olfactory imagery

Question 4

Imagery that evokes touch

Answer 4

Tactile imagery

Question 5

Imagery that evokes bodily sensations

Answer 5

Visceral imagery / Organic imagery

Question 6

Imagery that evokes sound

Answer 6

Auditory imagery / Aural imagery

Question 7

Imagery that evokes movement

Answer 7

Kinaesthetic imagery

Question 8

Attributing animalistic characteristics to humans

Answer 8

Zoomorphism

Question 9

Using a part to represent a whole (e.g. “nice wheels=nice car”)

Answer 9

Synecdoche

Question 10

Using a related term to represent something (e.g. “the crown”=the queen)

Answer 10

Metonym

Question 11

Two matching vowel sounds within a line

Answer 11

Internal rhyme

Question 12

Two matching vowel sounds at the end of a line

Answer 12

End rhyme

Question 13

Use of words with discordant, sharp or jarring sounds.

Answer 13

Cacophony

Question 14

Use of words with pleasing sounds

Answer 14

Euphony

Question 15

Repeated “s” sound in words near one another

Answer 15

Sibilance

Question 16

Short, sharp sentences

Answer 16

Abrupt syntax

Question 17

Long, clause-heavy sentences

Answer 17

Elongated syntax / Elaborate syntax

Question 18

Grammatically incomplete sentences

Answer 18

Sentence fragments

Question 19

The deliberate overuse of conjunctions like “and” in a sentence

Answer 19

Polysyndeton

Question 20

The deliberate lack of conjunctions in a sentence

Answer 20

Asyndeton

Question 21

State of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas for something or someone

Answer 21

Ambivalence

Question 22

A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

Answer 22

Antithesis

Question 23

A word or phrase that is not formal or literary (e.g. y’all or gonna)

Answer 23

Colloquialism

Question 24

The final part of a play, film, or narrative in which strands of plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved

Answer 24

Denouement

Question 25

Use of more words to say something that are necessary. (e.g. someone saying they are able to attend an event, rather than just saying “yes, I’ll be there.”)

Answer 25

Periphrasis

Question 26

Use of different words to say the same thing twice in the same statement. (e.g. they arrived one after the other in succession)

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Tautology

Question 27

Giving human feelings to something non-human

Answer 27

Pathetic fallacy

Question 28

Giving human qualities to an animal or object

Answer 28

Anthropomorphism

Question 29

A break in the rhythm of a line, created by splitting a sentence or interrupting its regular rhythm resulting in a dramatic pause.

Answer 29

Caesura

Question 30

Using humour or parody to draw attention to human flaws

Answer 30

Satire

Question 31

When a narrative work open in the midst of the plot?

Answer 31

In medias res

Question 32

Where sound matches meaning

Answer 32

Onomatopoeia

Question 33

A story with a second distinct meaning hidden partially behind its literal meaning

Answer 33

Allegory

Question 34

When the audience knows something that the characters don’t

Answer 34

Dramatic irony

Question 35

A sentence that makes a statement. Eg I like coffee

Answer 35

Declarative sentence

Question 36

A sentence that asks a question. Eg. Do you like coffee?

Answer 36

Interrogative sentence

Question 37

A sentence that gives a command. Eg. Stop!

Answer 37

Imperative sentence

Question 38

A sentence which expresses strong emotion/surprise. Eg. What a liar he is?

Answer 38

Exclamative sentence