Literature techniques

Question 1

Imagery

Answer 1

words described so well that it paints a mental picture.

Question 2

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 2

weather/nature is used to create a mood/tone.

Question 3

Symbolism

Answer 3

words or images that represent a larger meaning.

Question 4

Flashback

Answer 4

When the story goes back in the past to fill in the blanks.

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

Repition of the same consonant in a
sentence.

Question 6

Simile

Answer 6

comparing 2 DIFFERENT objects using “as”, “like”, “resembles” or “than”.

Question 7

Metaphor

Answer 7

comparing 2 DIFFERENT objects WITHOUT using “as”, “like”, “resembles” or “than”.

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

Words that are spelled as the sound.
Ex: Boom! POW! Bang!

Question 9

flashforward

Answer 9

Story goes from the past to the present or tells the future.

Question 10

personification

Answer 10

To give something non-human human traits.

Question 11

Sibilance

Answer 11

Repetition of ‘s’, used to make reference to snakes, pouring water, sizzling noises.

Question 12

Irony

Answer 12

Something happens or is said that is not expected/opposite (Verbal, situational, dramatic).