
Literary Device Quiz
Quiz by Abigail McComas
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An ___ is when an author refers to events or characters from another story.
Diction refers to an author's choice of words.
"This tree is like the god of the forest" is an example of what?
The best writers use imagery to appeal to all seven senses.
Give me an example of a theme in literature
A ___ refers to any sort of exaggerated description or statement.
___ gives human attributes to nonhuman objects.
Irony is when the writer describes something by using opposite language.
Juxtaposition refers to the placement of contrasting ideas next to each other.
Flash! Bang! Wham! are all examples of what?