Question

Which literary technique does this passage best illustrate?

"You won't get away with it this time," she said.

"Oh no? What makes you so sure?" he asked.

"Because this time, I'm not going to let you."
A. Anticlimax
B. Contrivance
C. Imagery
D. Dialogue

Answer 1

This is an example of a simple dialogue. It is basically just an exchange, discussion or conversation between two or more people. It is punctuated by “quotation marks” and it is a literary device used in movies, books, films etc.

Answer 2

The literary technique that the passage best illustrates is:

D. Dialogue

A dialogue is a conversation between characters. This is often used in novels, movies and theater. When there is a dialogue one can get to know the characters who are speaking as well, as their view on a given situation. In this case there is a conversation between a woman and a man. Their tone is challenging and therefore one knows is not the anticlimax. The anticlimax comes after the climax, when things calm down. On the other hand, there is no imagery, nothing is being described. Finally, a contrivance aims to show a sense of artificiality.