Literature Keystone Terms

What is Foreshadowing?

• Exaggeration

• The animal, person or being in a story

• A literary device that hints at a future event

• The attitude a writer expresses towards their subject

What is Hyperbole?

• Exaggeration

• The animal, person or being in a story

• A literary device that hints at a future event

• The attitude a writer expresses towards their subject

Which of these is a Metaphor?

• The wrapped gift begged to be opened

• Life is such an exciting journey

• The bed felt as soft as a cloud

• The kids were wild monkeys today

Which of these is personification?

• The wrapped gift begged to be opened

• Life is such an exciting journey

• The bed felt as soft as a cloud

• The kids were wild monkeys today

Which of these is a metaphor?

• The gift begged to be opened

• My mouth is always the reason I get into trouble

• I heard whispering and I knew something was fishy

• There are a million reasons this is a bad idea

Which of these is an idiom?

• The gift begged to be opened

• My mouth is always the reason I get into trouble

• I heard whispering and I knew something was fishy

• There are a million reasons this is a bad idea

Which of these is hyperbole?

• Our conversation seemed to go on for days

• The child sneaked past the sleeping dog like a ninja

• The camera loves you.

• The kids were wild monkeys.

Which of these is a simile?

• Our conversation seemed to go on for days

• The child sneaked past the sleeping dog like a ninja

• The camera loves you.

• The kids were wild monkeys.

Which of these is personification?

• Our conversation seemed to go on for days

• The child sneaked past the sleeping dog like a ninja

• The camera loves you.

• The kids were wild monkeys.

Which of these is symbolism?

• Our conversation seemed to go on for days

• The child sneaked past the sleeping dog like a ninja

• The camera loves you.

• The kids were wild monkeys.