Literary Devices and Terms

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Which literary device involves the use of an object or idea to represent something else?

Personification
Symbolism (correct)
Metaphor
Simile

Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used such that their intended effect is the same as the actual meaning of the words.

False (B)

What is the literary device where part of something is used to refer to the whole?

Synecdoche

A statement that appears self-contradictory but contains a deeper truth is called a(n) ________.

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Match each literary term with its correct definition:

Allusion = A reference to another work or event Foreshadowing = Hints of events to come Motif = A recurring element with symbolic significance Juxtaposition = Placing two things side by side for comparison Signup and view all the answers

Which narrative perspective involves the narrator being a character within the story, using 'I' or 'we'?

First-person (A) Signup and view all the answers

An allegory is a story in which the characters and events represent abstract ideas or moral qualities.

True (A) Signup and view all the answers

What literary device involves a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens?

Irony Signup and view all the answers

The use of vivid and descriptive language to create a mental picture for the reader is known as ________.

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What is the term for the main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a literary work?

Theme (D) Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Metaphor

A figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Simile

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.

Personification

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

Irony

The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.