HCMS Literary Devices

4 Written Questions

1. extreme exaggeration
2. something that stands for something else (white is a symbol of good and black is a symbol of evil)
3. a scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, to fill in information or explain something in the present
4. comparing two things without using like or as

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a lesson taught by a literary work
   1. symbol
   2. metaphor
   3. simile
   4. moral
2. a conversation between two persons
   1. simile
   2. idioms
   3. symbol
   4. dialogue
3. a reference to a place, person, event in history, piece of literature, etc.
   1. flashback
   2. metaphor
   3. idioms
   4. allusions
4. comparing two or more things using like or as
   1. simile
   2. moral
   3. symbol
   4. idioms

4 True/False Questions

1. personification → comparing two or more things using like or as

   True        False

2. foreshadow → a scene or event from the past that appears in a narrative out of chronological order, to fill in information or explain something in the present

   True        False

3. idioms → comparing two or more things using like or as

   True        False

4. figure of speech → a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be taken on a literal level

   True        False