Literary Devices: Symbolism, Flashback, Foreshadowing And Irony

Literary Devices: Symbolism, Flashback, Foreshadowing and Irony

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS

L.8.5A, RL.9-10.5, L.4.5

Standards-aligned

Alina Castillo

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7 Slides • 14 Questions

Multiple Choice

Why do authors use literary devices such as symbolism, foreshadowing, flashback, and irony in their writing?

To make their stories more engaging and meaningful

To confuse the reader

To make the story longer

To avoid using dialogue

Multiple Choice

How can symbolism in literature help readers gain a deeper understanding of a story?

Symbolism only confuses readers and detracts from the story.

Symbolism serves no purpose in conveying the plot.

Symbolism is irrelevant to understanding character development.

Symbolism helps readers uncover deeper meanings and themes in a story.

Multiple Choice

Which literary device is used when an author shows an event that happened before the current time of the narration?

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Situational Irony

Verbal Irony

Multiple Choice

Compare and contrast the purposes of flashback and foreshadowing in storytelling.

Flashback predicts future events; foreshadowing provides background information.

Flashback creates suspense; foreshadowing reveals character motivations.

Flashback and foreshadowing both focus on present events in the story.

Flashback reveals past events for context; foreshadowing hints at future events to create suspense.

Open Ended

What is an example of situational irony in a story you just read?

Type response here

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank: In dramatic irony, the reader knows something the ___ in the story do not.

characters

reader

author

illustrator

Open Ended

Give an example from a book or movie where verbal irony is used. Explain why it is verbal irony.

Type response here

Multiple Select

Which of the following are types of irony?

Situational Irony

Dramatic Irony

Verbal Irony

Foreshadowing

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of symbolism?

A dove representing peace

A character remembering their childhood

A hint about a future event

A character saying the opposite of what they mean

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best example of situational irony?

A bakery opening in a flood zone.

A lifeguard drowning at the beach.

A doctor getting sick from a patient.

A fire station burning down.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of verbal irony?

Complimenting someone on their cooking skills after a bad meal.

Saying 'Oh, great!' when something unfortunate occurs.

Expressing excitement about a surprise party that was ruined.

Saying 'This is just what I needed!' when receiving an unwanted gift.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is best example of foreshadowing?

A character finds a mysterious object that later becomes important.

A character finds a map that leads to a treasure.

A character dreams of a future event that never occurs.

A character receives a letter that reveals their past.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of flashback?

A character remembers a childhood event that shapes their current decisions.

A character describes their current feelings about a recent event.

A character dreams about a future scenario that worries them.

A character narrates a story about a friend without any personal connection.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best example of dramatic irony?

In 'Hamlet', Hamlet knows the truth about his father's death.

In 'Othello', Othello is aware of Iago's deceit from the beginning.

In 'Romeo and Juliet', the audience knows Juliet is alive while Romeo thinks she is dead.

In 'Macbeth', Macbeth is informed of his fate by the witches before he acts.

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