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Literary Devices Review
Literary Devices Review
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A mild or vague expression used instead of saying something harsher.
Idiom
Cliche
Metaphor
Euphemism
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This cartoon illustrates:
Prose
Hyperbole
Paradox
Oxymoron
3
Which of the following is a paradox?
The nights are brighter than day
The nights are darker than day
Cold ice
Hot ice
4
"To put out to pasture" is an example of...
Euphemism
Paradox
Idiom
Oxymoron
5
Which of the following is a simile?
"The wind whistled through the trees"
"Jumbo shrimp"
"She is an angel"
"She is like an angel"
6
What is imagery?
Vivid sensory description
Interesting dialogue
The lesson of the story
Character development
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When can imagery
not
be used?
in a novel
in a scientific paper
in a poem
in an essay
8
"The curtain of night fell upon us" is an example of
Metaphor
Personification
Oxymoron
Simile
9
"Polly Pocket picked a purple plant" is an example of
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
Contrast
10
"The road was a ribbon of moonlight" is an example of which literary device?
Simile
Irony
Metaphor
Paradox
11
"The wise fool is burning my taco" employs which kind of literary device?
Oxymoron
Personification
Metaphor
Irony
12
๐ถ๐ธ๐ค "Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone" ("Love Story" by Taylor Swift); this lyric makes use of
Allusion
Metaphor
Paradox
Irony
13
An extreme exaggeration is called a/an
Oxymoron
Simile
Hyperbole
Allusion
14
"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor
Personification
Inference
Metonymy
15
"I simultaneously composed and destroyed the opera while writing it" is an example of which literary device?
Metonymy
Metaphor
Personification
Paradox
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"Buzz" and "Bam!" are examples of
Similes
Onomatopoeia
Allusions
Allegories