Paradox - "If I know one thing, it's that I know nothing.", Alliteration - Boy oh boy those baseball bats are big!, Metaphor - A comparison that does not use "like" or "as", Foreshadowing - The warning or indication (or clue) to a future event, Mood - The overall feeling, or atmosphere, of a text often created by the author's use of imagery and word choice., Verbal Irony - "Great," he said, as his ice cream scoop dropped on the floor, Personification - The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, Simile - She was as lazy as a sloth, Symbolism - When objects or actions mean more than themselves; they represent ideas or qualities, Oxymoron - "O loving hate!" and ", Tone - The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience conveyed through word choice and the style of the writing, Hyperbole - An exaggeration not to be taken literally , Imagery - When an author uses sensory language, allowing the reader to understand what's being described with more accuracy , Dramatic Irony - When the audience knows more than the characters — in writing , film, or on stage, Pun - "My cat is just purrfect", Onomatopoeia  - The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named, Allusion - "If only I could just click my heels and get back home",

1W Literary Device PRACTICE Quiz

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