Pre-Test Literary Devices

Front

A person says one thing but means another (sarcasm). Ex: "Sure, said Crooks. And a manure pile under the window. Sure, it's swell."

Back

verbal irony

Front

Example of repetition:

Back

I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

Front

Misty mountains sing and beckon

Back

Personification

Front

Literary devices are tools authors use to__________ the reader.

Back

engage

Front

Repetition of sounds at the start of words

Back

alliteration

Front

John's suggestion was just a Band-Aid for the problem

Back

Metaphor

Front

What defines the time and place of a story?

Back

setting

Front

Plot advances in time, interrupting the current narrative.

Back

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