1. This literary element happens when a narrator is mentally transported to an event that happened in the past.

2. A literary device that basically indirectly refers to external people, events, or things.

3. _______________ repeats the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences.

4. A hint at what will happen next, or at some point, in the story.

5. An explicit comparison between two or more things using the words "like" or "as."

6. A combination of contrasting, or opposite, words.

7. The specific choice of words used helps determine the style in which the person is speaking or writing.

8. ______________ is when words with the same sound or letter appear in a sentence, often consecutively.

9. Extreme exaggeration of a real event or situation.

10. When a writer gives inanimate objects or inhuman beings (like animals) human characteristics or attributes.

11. __________ is a person who is responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem or drama.

12. _____________ is when something is used to represent something else, such an idea or concept.

13. The time and place where the story takes place is called ______________.

14.The ______________ is the arrangement of events that form the story in a story.

15. ______________ is the perspective from which the reader sees or hears what’s going on in the text.

16. You shine like the sun.

17. See ya later!

18. “…government of the people, by the people, and for the people.”

19. Your cheeks are red tomatoes.

20. “Buurrrpppp! I’m really full.”

21. Pride and Prejudice

22. He has badly hit by Cupid’s arrow.

23. The sound of silence is indeed deafening.

24. I am so hungry I could eat the whole cow.

25. We can’t dedicate, we can’t consecrate, we can’t hallow this ground.

26. The trees dance with the wind.

27. The number one rule of creative writing is to __________, don’t __________.

28. The poem My Father’s Love Letters paints a complex portrait of a ______________ family.

29. In the Mountain Story, the ECHO is compared to ______________.

30. Give one reason why it is important to use literary elements in your writing.
Name: _________________________________________ Name: _________________________________________
Identify which of the following literary elements is being referred to Identify which of the following literary elements is being referred to
by the following statements. Write the letter of your answer on the by the following statements. Write the letter of your answer on the
space provided before each number. space provided before each number.

a. Allusion k. Juxtaposition a. Allusion k. Juxtaposition

b. Alliteration l. Motif b. Alliteration l. Motif
c. Anaphora m. Metaphor c. Anaphora m. Metaphor
d. Diction n. Simile d. Diction n. Simile
e. Euphemism o. Personification e. Euphemism o. Personification
f. Epistrophe p. Onomatopoeia f. Epistrophe p. Onomatopoeia
g. Flashback q. Oxymoron g. Flashback q. Oxymoron
h. Foreshadowing r. Paradox h. Foreshadowing r. Paradox
i. Hyperbole s. Symbolism i. Hyperbole s. Symbolism
j. Imagery t. Tone j. Imagery t. Tone

___1. This literary element happens when a narrator is mentally
transported to an event that happened in the past.
___2. A literary device that basically indirectly refers to external
people, events, or things.
___3. _______________ repeats the same word or phrase at the
beginning of successive sentences.
___4. A hint at what will happen next, or at some point, in the
story.
___5. An explicit comparison between two or more things using
the words "like" or "as."
___6. A combination of contrasting, or opposite, words.
___7. The specific choice of words used helps determine the style
in which the person is speaking or writing.
___8. ______________ is when words with the same sound or
letter appear in a sentence, often consecutively.
___9. Extreme exaggeration of a real event or situation.
___10. When a writer gives inanimate objects or inhuman beings
(like animals) human characteristics or attributes.
___11. __________ is a person who is responsible for the
thoughts and actions within a story, poem or drama.
___12. _____________ is when something is used to represent
something else, such an idea or concept.
___13. The time and place where the story takes place is called
______________.
___14.The ______________ is the arrangement of events that
form the story in a story.
___15. ______________ is the perspective from which the reader
sees or hears what’s going on in the text.
___16. You shine like the sun.
___17. See ya later!
___18. “…government of the people, by the people, and for the
people.”
___19. Your cheeks are red tomatoes.
___20. “Buurrrpppp! I’m really full.”
___21. Pride and Prejudice
___22. He has badly hit by Cupid’s arrow.
___23. The sound of silence is indeed deafening.
___24. I am so hungry I could eat the whole cow.
___25. We can’t dedicate, we can’t consecrate, we can’t hallow
this ground.
___26. The trees dance with the wind.
___27. The number one rule of creative writing is to __________,
don’t __________.
29-30. As a Grade 12 writer, why should you include literary
elements to your writing? (Write your answer on the space below.)
___1. This literary element happens when a narrator is mentally
transported to an event that happened in the past.
___2. A literary device that basically indirectly refers to external
people, events, or things.
___3. _______________ repeats the same word or phrase at the
beginning of successive sentences.
___4. A hint at what will happen next, or at some point, in the
story.
___5. An explicit comparison between two or more things using
the words "like" or "as."
___6. A combination of contrasting, or opposite, words.
___7. The specific choice of words used helps determine the style
in which the person is speaking or writing.
___8. ______________ is when words with the same sound or
letter appear in a sentence, often consecutively.
___9. Extreme exaggeration of a real event or situation.
___10. When a writer gives inanimate objects or inhuman beings
(like animals) human characteristics or attributes.
___11. __________ is a person who is responsible for the
thoughts and actions within a story, poem or drama.
___12. _____________ is when something is used to represent
something else, such an idea or concept.
___13. The time and place where the story takes place is called
______________.
___14.The ______________ is the arrangement of events that
form the story in a story.
___15. ______________ is the perspective from which the reader
sees or hears what’s going on in the text.
___16. You shine like the sun.
___17. See ya later!
___18. “…government of the people, by the people, and for the
people.”
___19. Your cheeks are red tomatoes.
___20. “Buurrrpppp! I’m really full.”
___21. Pride and Prejudice
___22. He has badly hit by Cupid’s arrow.
___23. The sound of silence is indeed deafening.
___24. I am so hungry I could eat the whole cow.
___25. We can’t dedicate, we can’t consecrate, we can’t hallow
this ground.
___26. The trees dance with the wind.
___27. The number one rule of creative writing is to __________,
don’t __________.
29-30. As a Grade 12 writer, why should you include literary
elements to your writing? (Write your answer on the space below.)