The Boy in Striped Pajamas Literary Devices

Read the following passage:

His black boots always sparkled with polish and his yellow-blond hair was parted at the side and held perfectly in place with something that made comb marks stand out in it, like a field that had just been tilled.

Which words form an example of figurative language?

• ...his yellow blond hair was parted at the side

• His black boots always sparkled...

• ...that made comb marks stand our in it, like a field that had just been tilled

What can we infer that Bruno and Gretel see out the window?

• children playing

• a concentration camp

• a field of animals

• a circus

He watched during history and geography lessons in the afternoon, when [the wind] reached its strongest force yet and threatened to knock the window in (Boyne 105). Which literary device is BEST shown in this passage?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Flashback

• Personification

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'the fence seemed to stretch forever'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

In the sentence 'Bruno's voice was like a whisper in the wind', which literary device is used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Irony

What is the main theme explored in 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas'?

• Friendship

• War

• Betrayal

• Adventure

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'the sun smiled down on them'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

In the context of the book, what does the striped pajamas symbolize?

• Freedom

• Innocence

• Oppression

• Joy

Which character in the book is an example of a dynamic character?

• Bruno

• Gretel

• Father

• Mother

What literary device is used when Bruno refers to Auschwitz as 'Out-With'?

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Euphemism

• Allusion