18 flashcards · Shared on 19 August 2026 by AtomAI Library
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Why might a writer use repetition?
To emphasise an idea, feeling, word, or rhythm
Why might a writer use repetition?
To emphasise an idea, feeling, word, or rhythm
What device is used in “The tired house groaned in the storm”?
Personification
“Who would choose to live without hope?” is primarily an example of which device when no answer is expected?
Rhetorical question
Which option best describes enjambment in poetry?
A sentence continues beyond the end of a line without a final pause
Which definition best describes a simile?
A comparison using words such as “like” or “as”
In a play, the audience knows that a drink is poisoned, but the character believes it is safe. Which device is being used?
Dramatic irony
The opening chapter mentions a character’s fear of deep water, and the climax later takes place during a flood. What device does the early detail most clearly create?
Foreshadowing
What is an allusion?
An indirect reference to a known person, place, event, myth, or text
What makes dramatic irony different from other forms of irony?
The audience knows important information that a character does not
Which phrase is an oxymoron?
Deafening silence
Which literary device appears in “The moon was a silver coin in the sky”?
Metaphor
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that imitates or suggests a sound
In literature, what is imagery?
Language that creates sensory impressions
Which sentence contains hyperbole?
The suitcase weighs a ton
Across a novel, a locked door repeatedly represents the main character’s lack of freedom. How is the locked door functioning?
As a symbol
Which phrase is the clearest example of assonance?
The rain in Spain fell mainly on the plain
What is a symbol in a literary text?
A person, object, colour, or image that represents a wider idea
How can alliteration usually be spotted?
Initial consonant sounds are repeated in nearby words