Pre-AP English I & II: Literary Terms Preview

On tomorrow's test you should be prepared to demonstrate your knowledge of the following literary devices by being able to recognize examples of them and produce your own sentence-length examples, as well:

• Alliteration


• Allusion


• Diction


• Hyperbole


• Metaphor


• Onomatopoeia


• Oxymoron


• Paradox


• Personification


• Simile

Additionally, Pre-AP II students should be able to produce their own sample sentences utilizing the following devices:

• Anaphora


• Apostrophe


• Foreshadowing


• Flashback


• Imagery


• Metonymy

Remember, failing this test will result in your automatic assignment to Patriot Academy on Sept. 6th, and you will be unable to retest or submit corrections until you have attended a post-test tutorial.