All My Sons Literary Devices Quiz

What kind of conflict dominates the play?

What literary device is most apparent in Joe’s death at the end?

What does Larry’s unseen presence throughout the play represent?

What theme is reinforced by the recurring references to “the business”?

What device does Arthur Miller use to make the offstage characters influence events?

What is the tone created by the opening morning scene?

What device ties Joe’s suicide to the war pilots’ deaths?

Which literary device is used when Kate insists Larry is still alive?

What does the letter from Larry function as in dramatic structure?

Which sound motif underscores the domestic normalcy of the setting?

How does Miller use dialogue to reveal character motivation?

What does the play’s single setting symbolize?

What does the offstage sound of a gunshot symbolize?

Which object functions as a motif connecting guilt and remembrance?

When Joe says “I’m in business,” what literary device is used to critique capitalism?

What does the fallen apple tree at the start of the play symbolize?

What device is used through Bert’s pretend police game with Joe?

What device is evident when the audience knows Joe is guilty but characters don’t?

What technique makes the dialogue sound realistic and natural?

What overall literary style defines All My Sons?

What theme does the play’s title embody?

When Kate says “You above all have to believe,” what device is used?

What type of irony is most prominent in Joe Keller’s character?

Which element of structure builds tension toward revelation?

Which device is used in Joe’s repeated phrase “I did it for you”?

What does the backyard fence represent metaphorically?

What does Joe’s final realization “They were all my sons” exemplify?

What literary device is used through the apple tree’s fall?

How does Miller use contrast between Joe and Chris?

Which dramatic device heightens emotional realism in key confrontations?