Flocabulary Literary Devices 3

Question 1

What is the author's attitude or feeling toward the subject, characters, or audience of a literary work called?

Accepted Answer

Tone

Answer

Tone reflects the author's attitude toward the subject matter and is conveyed through word choice, punctuation, and sentence structure.

Question 2

What literary device involves repeating words, phrases, or sentence structures for emphasis or rhythmic effect?

Accepted Answer

Repetition

Answer

Repetition deliberately restates words or phrases to emphasize an idea, create rhythm, or reinforce a theme in a piece of writing.

Question 3

When two opposite or contradictory terms are combined in a short phrase, like 'deafening silence' or 'bittersweet,' this is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

Oxymoron

Answer

An oxymoron combines two contradictory words together in a phrase to create a special effect or express a complex idea.

Question 4

What is it called when the reader or audience knows something important that one or more characters in the story do not know?

Accepted Answer

Dramatic irony

Answer

Dramatic irony occurs when the audience is aware of information that the characters in the story do not have, creating tension or humor.

Question 5

The repetition of similar vowel sounds within nearby words, such as 'the rain in Spain,' is called:

Accepted Answer

Assonance

Answer

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words that are close together, creating internal rhyme or a musical quality in writing.

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