5 Written Questions

1. An exaggeration or overstatement (e.g., I was so embarrassed I could have died.).
2. The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., That new kid in class is really a squirrel.).
3. The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
4. The struggle that grows out of the interplay of the two opposing forces in a plot.
5. The author’s method of organizing text (e.g., foreshadowing, flashbacks).

4 Multiple Choice Questions

1. An implied or indirect reference in literature to a familiar person, place or event.
   1. Irony
   2. Allusion:
   3. Metaphor
   4. Alliteration:
2. An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., Flowers danced about the lawn.).
   1. Alliteration:
   2. Metaphor
   3. Personification
   4. Irony
3. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.
   1. Irony
   2. Hyperbole
   3. Alliteration:
   4. Allusion:
4. The use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning; incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected result.
   1. Meter
   2. Allusion:
   3. Irony
   4. Hyperbole

4 True/False Question

1. Idiomatic language → An expression peculiar to itself grammatically or that cannot be understood if taken literally (e.g., Let’s get on the ball.).
   

   True        False

2. Literary devices → The essential techniques used in literature (e.g., characterization, setting, plot, theme).
   

   True        False

3. Meter → The comparison of two unlike things in which no words of comparison (like or as) are used (e.g., That new kid in class is really a squirrel.).
   

   True        False

4. Figurative language: → Language that cannot be taken literally since it was written to create a special effect or feeling.
   

   True        False