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Short quiz on major literary devices #english #languageart #figurativelanguage #literature
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What is a brief reference in literature to something from another literary work or history?
Mood
Symbolism
Diction
Allusion
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Saturday Night Live is an example of what kind of media?
drama
satire
horror
romance
3
Balanced but opposite statements...
ellipsis
polysyndeton
conflict
antithesis
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Repetition of a word or words to begin several lines or sentences in a row
epistrophe
anaphora
syntax
personification
5
What is imagery?
an object in literature that stands for something else
language that causes people to imagine pictures
a question you aren't supposed to answer
a reference to another literary work
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What is an object or action in a literary work that stands for something beyond itself?
Irony
Allusion
Paradox
Symbolism
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"The pen is mightier than the sword," is an example of...
metonymy
synecdoche
paradox
oxymoron
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What is the implied attitude of a writer toward his subject and characters?
Syntax
Satire
Mood
Tone
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Which of the following is "a deep idea or issue about human nature explored in a story"?
Theme
Symbolism
Setting
Motif
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What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech using exaggeration
Causes people to imagine pictures in their head
The way a story makes you feel.
A comparison of two unlike things
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The arrangement of words and the way sentences are structured is...
conflict
asyndeton
structure
syntax
12
What is a figure of speech involving extreme exaggeration to make a point?
Imagery
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
13
When the audience/reader knows something the character doesn't...
dangerous
dramatic irony
satire
verbal irony
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What typically indicates a shift?
transition words, like "but" or "so"
punctuation
changes in line length
contrasts in diction
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"Her smile was as bright as the sun," is an example of what?
metaphor
tone
personification
simile
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Which kind of language is scholarly and scientific?
pedantic
colloquial
moralistic
poetic
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What is diction?
Repitition
Word Choice
Sentence structure
A word that imitates a sound
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What is the atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking an emotion?
Allusion
Mood
Tone
Diction
19
How many lines does a sonnet typically have?
12
5
6
14
20
Grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of sentences
anaphora
tone
parallel structure
diction
21
A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning is known as ...
subplot
allegory
foreshadowing
magical realism
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ironic understatement that employs a double negative
understatement
litotes
irony
apostrophe
