
Literary Devices
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- Q1What is it called when an author repeats CONSONANT sounds at the beginning of words?SimileAssonanceOnomatopoeiaAlliteration30s
- Q2What is it called when an author repeats VOWEL SOUNDS in words (either at the beginning or anywhere in the word)?ImageryAlliterationPersonificationAssonance30s
- Q3What do we call the PERSPECTIVE or ANGLE we are told the story from in literature?Point of ViewMetaphorOmniscientSymbolism30s
- Q4What point of view is this considered: "It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.” - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeFirst PersonThird Person OmniscientThird PersonSecond Person30s
- Q5When a narrator tells you the story but he/she is not actually in the story, it is considered....Nonfiction3rd person point of view1st person point of view2nd person point of view30s
- Q6This is an example of what literary device: "As flat as a pancake"SimileMoodMetaphorSymbolism30s
- Q7Making a comparison not using the words "like" or "as"...MetaphorImageryPersonificationSimile30s
- Q8"The wind whistled through the dancing trees" is an example ofOnomatopoeiaSimilePersonificationSymbolism30s
- Q9My backpack weighed a ton with all of my homework stuffed into it! This is an example ofSimileHyperboleJuxtapositionAlliteration30s
- Q10Placing two extreme opposite ideas right next to each other for the purpose of MAGNIFYING the meaning is:HyperboleSimileJuxtapositionPersonification30s
- Q11Bang! Swoosh! Pop! These are examples ofHyperboleOnomatopoeiaImagerySymbolism30s
- Q12Something we can see/touch that represents an abstract idea (like the flag, a heart, the Statue of Liberty)MetaphorImageryPersonificationSymbolism30s
- Q13When any of our 5 senses are "awakened" (seeing, smelling, hearing, tasting, feeling)....MetaphorJuxtapositionImageryPersonification30s
- Q14The way a reader is meant to feel while reading...this can change throughout a story/novelMood1st person point of viewHyperboleTone30s
- Q15An author's attitude toward a subject matter...this usually doesn't change throughout a storyToneMoodOmniscient Point of View1st person point of view30s