Literary Devices Review Quiz

"The use of words expressing something other than their literal intention: now that is..."

• red herring

• foreshadowing

• irony

• symbolism

Foreshadowing is...

• four people who cast a shadow.

• a moment or event that hints at something in the future.

• a moment that has a secret underlying meaning.

• when the author compares two things that hint at a symbol.

Which type of irony is where an event or action shows the OPPOSITE of what is expected?

• situational

• verbal

• sarcasm

• traditional

An object or moment that has a deeper underlying meaning within a text is called...

• irony.

• metaphor.

• simile.

• symbolism.

Comparing two things using "like" or "as" is called...

• metaphor.

• irony.

• simile.

• personification.

Figurative language that helps the reader evoke a sense of tone, mood, or ambiance is called...

• irony.

• metaphor.

• narration.

• imagery.

Comparing two symbols WITHOUT using like or as is called _________.

When symbolism is used to teach a moral lesson at the end of a story, we call this...

• metaphor

• allegory

• personification

• foreshadowing

Literary example #1: what device best fits this excerpt?

"The color is repellent, almost revolting: a smouldering unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight."

-The Yellow Wallpaper

• personification

• irony

• foreshadowing

• imagery

Literary example #2: what device best fits this excerpt?

"The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas…"

-The Highway man by Alfred Noyes

• irony

• metaphor

• imagery

• simile