Literary Terms and Devices

Which is an example of 2nd person point of view?

• I went down the hall and opened the door....

• You walk down the hall and when you open the door you see...

• She walked down the hall and opened the door...

• As she walked down the hall she thought about all the things she would say.

Select all the types of Third Person Point of View

• 3rd person objective

• 3rd person limited

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person omnipotent

This is an example of what?

• Euphemism

• Pun

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

A direct representation or a comparison where one thing is another.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

A device that gives human attributes to animals and objects.

• consonance

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

The afternoon sun sliced through the cracks of barn walls. What literary device is used?

• consonance

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

"I told you a million times, do not exaggerate!" is an example of _______

• Hyperbowl

• Hyperbole

• Hyperbully

• Hiperbolie

Writing techniques used by authors to engage readers beyond the literal meaning of words.

• literary devices or literary elements

• poetic devices or sound devices

• figurative language or figures of speech

• All of these

A reference (connection) to show that a well-known person, place, or thing is similar.

• Illusion

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Assonance

"The King Triton from the 'Little Mermaid' is similar to the Greek god Poseidon." What literary device is used?

• Imagery

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Assonance