Pre-AP English
Literary Terms Homework #2
Directions: on a separate piece of paper, write the words and complete the tasks that follow each
of the Literary Terms below. Be prepared to be quizzed on each word’s spelling and on each
word’s definition, and be able to match an example to each term.
flashback: Write an example of when this device is used in a movie or written
literature.
foreshadowing: Write an example of when this device is used in a movie or
written literature.
hyperbole: Create two examples of this.
imagery: Write the definition.
irony: Create/describe three examples (one verbal, one situational, one
dramatic)
metaphor: Create two examples of this.
mood: Write the definition.
motivation: (Don’t worry ‘bout this one.)
narration: Write the definition.
onomatopoeia: List five examples of this.
oxymoron: Create two examples of this.
paradox: Write one example of this.