Literary Device Review

In this quote from the film The Matrix a literary device is being used.  What is it? “You take the blue pill, the story ends.  You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.” (Matrix)

• ALLITERATION

• ALLUSION

• SYMBOLISM

• IMAGERY

What is it called when suggestions or warnings about events to come are dropped or planted within a narrative?

• DIALOGUE

• LITERARY DEVICE

• FORESHADOWING

• SATIRE

Draw lines connecting examples to their appropriate literary device.

"I have loved you for a thousand years" is an example of​ (a) ________?

• IRONY

• SIMILE

• FORESHADOWING

• HYPERBOLE

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of ​ ​_____?

• REPETITION

• PERSONIFICATION

• DICTION

• ALLITERATION

What is it called when an object represents a larger idea or theme?

• SYMBOL

• ALLUSION

• DIALOGUE

• ONOMATOPOEIA

The following is an example of what? “You really shouldn’t have done that,” she murmured. “That will get you in a lot of trouble.”

• IMAGERY

• PARALLEL STRUCTURE

• THEME

• DIALOGUE

Choice of words especially with regard to correctness, clearness, or effectiveness is:

• LITERARY DEVICE

• DICTION

• SATIRE

• RHETORICAL QUESTION

The following lyrics utilize which literary device?

I see trees of green

Red roses too

I see them bloom...

I see skies of blue

And clouds of white

The bright blessed day

The dark sacred night

• IMAGERY

• SYMBOLISM

• IRONY

• ALLUSION

Someone spills their coffee and says "just what I needed"is an example of:

• IMAGERY

• IRONY

• LITERARY DEVICE

• DICTION