This printable matching worksheet on the topic of Figurative Language & Literary Devices has 26 questions and answers to match. This matching worksheet is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
A pattern of related comparative aspects of language, particularly of images
A symbolic narrative in which the surface detail imply a secondary meaning
A one dimensional character
The conversation of characters in a literary work.
A literary work that ridicules and criticizes human misconduct
Assigning human characteristics to animals
A contrast or disparity between what is said and what is meant
An imagined story
The implied attitude of the writer toward his work
The grammatical order of words in a sentence
An imaginary person that inhabits a piece of fiction
The first stage of a fictional story or plot
The time and place of a literary work
A character who contrasts and parallels the main character
The sorting out or unraveling of a plot at the end of the story
A character that does not change or grow in the course of the story
The idea or message of a literary work
The unified structure of incidents in a story
Character or force against which the protagonist struggles
The angle of vision from which a story is told
A figure of speech which is a comparison of two unlikely things using "like" or "as'
Hints of what is to come in action of the story
A comparison between essentially unlike things without using "like" or "as"
An object or action in a literary work that has a deeper meaning
The way in which an author choses words and arranges his thoughts
The main character of a literary work