"The Sniper" Literary Devices

Question 1

"The sniper thought the noise would wake the dead."

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 2

"...machine guns and rifles broke the silence...like dogs barking on lone farms."

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simile

Question 3

"The sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother's face."

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irony

Question 4

"A paroxysm of pain swept through him."

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alliteration

Question 5

"He began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody."

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repetition

Question 6

"The sniper could hear the dull panting of the motor."

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personification

Question 7

"Dublin lay enveloped in darkness but for the dim light of the moon ... through fleecy clouds"

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imagery

Question 8

"...the bullet whizzed past the sniper's head."

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 9

"His bullets would never pierce the steel that covered the gray monster."

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metaphor

Question 10

"The blood was oozing through the sleeve of his coat."

Accepted Answer

imagery

Questions 10