Literary Devices

Question 0

Dialogue

Answer 0

Exchange of words between characters or people in a text.

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of a similar sound

Ex. Suzy, my sister, slept soundly.

Question 2

Flashback

Answer 2

Occurrence of events that have happened at a previous time.

Ex. Forest Gump

Question 3

Foil

Answer 3

A character in a story who is the opposite of the other character.
Ex. Good guys vs. bad guys

Question 4

Foreshadowing

Answer 4

Words or phrases that hint at what may happen later.

Question 5

Imagery

Answer 5

Words or phrases that create a mental image; appeals to the 5 senses.

Question 6

Irony

Answer 6

1 the meaning implied by words is different from the actual meaning 2 opposite happens from what is expected to happen.

Question 7

Metaphor

Answer 7

A comparison between things without using lie or as.

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

A word that sounds like the sound it names.

Ex. Boom pow shhh

Question 9

Oxymoron

Answer 9

Words with different meanings working together to form a phrase with a new meaning.
Ex. Clearly confused act naturally

Question 10

Personification

Answer 10

Giving Inanimate objects human characteristics

Question 11

Simile

Answer 11

A comparison between things using like or as.

Question 12

Symbolism

Answer 12

Giving something concrete a deeper abstract meaning.

Question 13

Verisimilitude

Answer 13

Having the state of being true to life.