What is juxtaposition?

2 things seen or placed close together to create a contrast

Which of these contains a rhetorical question?

“O Wind,If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”

figure of speech using 2 contradictory terms

No one goes to eat there anymore because it's too crowded.

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lit. devices like the pun, oxymoron, paradox, etc.

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1
This image shows what dramatic device being used? (sinking ship by ad for dream trip)
pun
idiom
juxtaposition
metaphor
2
"Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books," shows a ___.
simile and metaphor
pun and oxymoron
metaphor and personification
simile and alliteration
3
What is juxtaposition?
2 words which are synonyms
2 things seen or placed close together to create a contrast
2 things which show similarities
2 terms which modify each other in grammar
4
A joke which is a play upon words is a __.
pun
oxymoron
idiom
paradox
5
A self-contradictory statement that when explained may prove to be well founded or true is a _.
pun
oxymoron
simile
paradox
6
Which of these contains a rhetorical question?
How many consecutive years did the Red Sox miss the Series?
What are the steps to making brownies?
“O Wind,If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”
How many planets are in the solar system?
7
"I came; I saw; I conquered." is an example of ...
parallelism
a pun
personification
an oxymoron
8
“There is no world without Verona walls, / But purgatory, torture, hell itself." shows___.
onomatopoeia
pun
simile
hyperbole
9
The following is an example of ---. (diet coke & candy)
paradox
pun
oxymoron
juxtaposition
10
"Arise fair sun and kill the envious moon." is an example of ___.
personification
simile
alliteration
pun
11
What is an oxymoron?
a sound device imitating nature
figure of speech using "like" or "as"
figure of speech which gives human qualities to objects
figure of speech using 2 contradictory terms
12
Which of the these is not a pun?
What did the sea say to the sand? Nothing, it simply waved.
What is the computer’s favorite food? Microchips.
So, you’re not afraid of ghost puns? That’s the spirit!
That play was pretty ugly.
13
"It is the east, and Juliet is the sun." is a ___.
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
rhetorical question
14
Find the paradox.
Shaq advertises Icy Hot.
Everyone is buying the new phone; you should, too.
The horse is a very stable animal.
No one goes to eat there anymore because it's too crowded.
15
Find the oxymoron.
large giant
friendly takeover
hot jungle
cold ice

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