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Reviews the literary devices used in short stories, and novels.

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A parody is
an imitation of another piece of literature
biting humour the points out weakness
a seemingly impossible statement
a talking pet parrot that insults guests
2
Suspense is
the highest point of interest
how you feel about the topic
the problem in the story
the feeling of what happens next
3
The company relocated and didn't tell me where.
conflict
euphemism
paradox
suspense
4
Mr. Benchley was like a snake with venom issuing from his mouth.
oxymoron
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
5
I must have checked a million miles of receipts looking for my mistake.
alliteration
personification
irony
hyperbole
6
It was raining cats and dogs today, is an example of...
simile
idiom
metaphor
pun
7
Quiet, the suits are coming.
symbol
allusion
synecdoche
metonomy
8
The shadows, weird stick men, were dancing over the wall.
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
9
Hints given early in a story as to what may happen later on.
flashback
juxtapostion
understatement
foreshadowing
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An allusion is
an indirect reference to historical or literary characters
the lowest form of humor
giving human characteristics to non living things
a part of the whole