Literary Techniques

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

An indirect reference to a well-known figure, event or work of art

Question 3

Analogy

Answer 3

A comparison between two things to explain q similarity

Question 4

Foreshadowing

Answer 4

Hinting at future events in a story to create suspense

Question 5

Hyperbole

Answer 5

Exaggeration for emphasis or effect

Question 6

Imagery

Answer 6

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses ( visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinesthetic )

Question 7

Irony

Answer 7

To express something other than, or specifically the opposite of the literal meaning

Question 8

Metaphor

Answer 8

A direct comparison between two unrelated things

Question 9

Motif

Answer 9

A recurring element with symbolic meaning

Question 10

Onomatopoeia

Answer 10

Words that imitate sounds

Question 11

Oxymoron

Answer 11

Combining contradictory terms for poetic effect (deafening silence )

Question 12

Paradox

Answer 12

A seemingly contradictory statement that reveals a deeper truth

Question 13

Personification

Answer 13

Attributing human qualities to an inanimate object or abstract idea

Question 14

Simile

Answer 14

A comparison using like or as

Question 15

Symbolism

Answer 15

Using an object or element to represent an abstract idea