Literary Devices & Genres

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

the type of art, literature or music characterized by a specific form, content and style

Question 2

Vignette

Answer 2

a small impressionistic scene, an illustration, a descriptive passage, a short essay, a fiction, or nonfiction work focusing on one particular moment

Question 3

Poerty

Answer 3

a collection of spoken or written words that expresses ideas or emotions in a powerfully vivid and imaginative style, comprising of a particular rhythmic and metrical pattern.

Question 4

Drama

Answer 4

mode of fictional representation through dialogue and performance.

Question 5

Prose

Answer 5

a form of language that has no formal metrical structure

Question 6

Found Poem

Answer 6

a poem based upon existing literature

Question 7

Non-Fiction

Answer 7

genre of literature where the events within the composition are true

Question 8

Fiction

Answer 8

genre of literature where the events within the composition are not true

Question 9

Science Fiction

Answer 9

fiction based on imagined future scientific or technological advances and major social or environmental changes, frequently portraying space or time travel and life on other planets.

Question 10

Mystery

Answer 10

a novel, play, or movie dealing with a puzzling crime, especially a murder.

Question 11

Short Story

Answer 11

a story with a fully developed theme but significantly shorter and less elaborate than a novel

Question 12

Simile

Answer 12

referring to the practice of drawing parallels or comparisons between two unrelated and dissimilar things, people, beings, places and concepts. By using similes a greater degree of meaning and understanding is attached to an otherwise simple sentence, using “like” or “as”

Question 13

Perspective

Answer 13

a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

Question 14

Metaphor

Answer 14

a meaning or identity ascribed to one subject by way of another. In a metaphor, one subject is implied to be another so as to draw a comparison between their similarities and shared traits

Question 15

Alliteration

Answer 15

literary device where words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group.

Question 16

Allusion

Answer 16

a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference. It is up to the reader to make a connection to the subject being mentioned.

Question 17

Point of View

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a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.

Question 18

Irony

Answer 18

to playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning

Question 19

Theme

Answer 19

the base that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece. The theme links all aspects of the literary work with one another and is basically the main subject.

Question 20

Inference

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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

Question 21

Characterization

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the step by step process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character

Question 22

Flashback

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device wherein the author depicts the occurrence of specific events to the reader, which have taken place before the present time the narration is following, or events that have happened before the events that are currently unfolding in the story

Question 23

Foreshadowing

Answer 23

the use of indicative word or phrases and hints that set the stage for a story to unfold and give the reader a hint of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling the suspense.

Question 24

Hyperbole

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extreme exaggeration

Question 25

Imagery

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wherein the author uses words and phrases to create “mental images” for the reader

Question 26

Mood

Answer 26

a definitive stance the author adopts in shaping a specific emotional perspective towards the subject of the literary work

Question 27

Onomatopoeia

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to words whose very sound is very close to the sound they are meant to depict.

Question 28

Plot

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the sequence of events and happenings that make up a story.

Question 29

Setting

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used to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story.

Question 30

Tone

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the perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development.

Question 31

Stream of Consciousness

Answer 31

an uninterrupted and unhindered collection and occurrence of thoughts and ideas in the conscious mind.