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Literary Devices Are The Tools And Techniques Of Language That Authors Use To Convey Meaning. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Why is the title helpful to a reader?
a) It helps the reader to focus on what is important.
b) It's the main message about life the main character learned throughout the story.
c) It's the way the reader feels when reading.
d) It hints at the mood.

What is the term that refers to the problem the whole story revolves around?
a) conflict
b) title
c) mood
d) exposition

What is the beginning of a story referred to on a plot diagram?
a) exposition
b) climax
c) falling action
d) resolution

Which literary term refers to how a character changes throughout the story?
a) Character Development
b) Rising Action
c) Dialogue
d) Mood

What does point of view do for a story?
a) It lets the reader know who is the narrator and how much is revealed to the reader.
b) It creates suspense.
c) It is the most exciting part of the story.
d) It shows how a character changes throughout the story.

What are conversations between characters that can show a lot about a character’s personality?
a) dialogue
b) theme
c) tone
d) monologue

What is the term that refers to the main message about life the main character learned throughout the story?
a) theme
b) tone
c) figurative language
d) exposition

What does a writer use to help a reader better visualize and understand the characters and settings?
a) figurative language
b) tone
c) mood
d) conflict

This is an example of what type of figurative language? 'The rails came to life, something was running through them and making them sing' (McNickle 328).
a) personification
b) simile
c) metaphor
d) onomatopoeia

Which literary device puts two words together that have an opposite meaning? For example: Small crowd. Jumbo shrimp. Growing smaller
a) oxymoron
b) allusion
c) simile
d) symbolism

What terms refers to HOW an author writes, rather than WHAT an author writes?
a) Author's Style
b) Mood
c) Conflict
d) Climax

When an author leaves the plot line and goes to a past time to provide the reader with some information they didn't already know, then goes back to the original plot line.
a) flashback
b) rising action
c) setting
d) mood

This term refers to the author's attitude towards a subject or audience.
a) tone
b) ellipsis
c) symbolism
d) repetition

This term refers to when the author repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable.
a) repetition
b) symbolism
c) allusion
d) pun

What literary device is being used in this sentence? 'I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's.
a) allusion
b) sensory detail
c) 3rd person point of view
d) ellipsis

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