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What is the definition of Idiom?
Contradictory statement that nevertheless contains an element of truth.
Expression that means something different from what the words actually say.
An exaggeration for effect.
Expression that means something similar from what the words actually say.
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Which of the following defines Parody?
A word or phrase with more than one possible meaning for comedic effect.
A form of satire that imitates another work of art in order to ridicule it.
A figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole.
A person, place, or thing that is used to represent something else.
3
What is the correct term for when the reader or audience knows about an event or situation that the character does not?
Verbal irony
Hyperbole
Dramatic irony
Euphemism
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Which of the following defines litotes?
Understatement for effect - saying less than what you really mean.
The joining of two contradictory words in a statement.
The juxtaposition of words.
A brief saying embodying a moral.
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What is shown when someone says, "My, what lovely weather we're having" on an awful, rainy day.
Imagery
Litotes
Idiom
Verbal irony
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Which device means a contradictory statement that nevertheless contains an element of truth?
Eponym
Jargon
Paradox
Litotes
7
Which sentence is an example of personification?
The wind whistled through the trees.
The bee buzzed through the flowers.
The chair was as small as a mouse.
A rocky road faced them ahead.
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What is the correct definition of juxtaposition?
A brief story that shares an interesting event dealing with one incident.
An exaggeration for effect.
The repetition of the same sounds at the beginning of words.
the fact of two things being placed close together with contrasting effect.
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What is the definition of a pun?
A question that doesn’t need to be answered as the answer is already known
An exaggeration
Words that allow you to create a vivid image within your head
A joke that uses wordplay to show different possible meanings it could have
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What is a device means the use of a terminology used in certain situations and occupations.
Jargon
Colloquialism
Anaphora
Eponym
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What is the definition of Parallel Structure?
A brief story that shares an interesting event dealing with one incident.
A question whose answer is already known or implied.
A contradictory statement.
When elements of a clause or sentence function all have the same structure.
12
“The wind was a howling wolf” is an example of which device?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
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“Suddenly the room was filled with deafening silence” is an example of which device?
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
Oxymoron
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“The sunset was the most gorgeous they'd ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.” is an example of?
Narration
Oxymoron
Imagery
Metaphor
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Which of the following defines euphemism?
The repetition in vowels sounds in closely followed words.
A contradictory statement.
A situation that is comparable or alike.
Substitution of a more delicate word tends to both mean the same thing.
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Which literary device means a clue or hint given about what will happen later in the story?
Foreshadowing
Dramatic Irony
Flashbacks
Paradox
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Which device can be defined as the name of a person which is used in association to another person, institution/object?
Eponym
Paradox
Pathetic fallacy
Allegory
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“The dog growled at the stranger walking past” is an example of what?
Pun
Personifcation
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
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Which term refers to the writer describing an earlier time in the story?
Metonymy
Irony
Flashback
Hyperbole
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What device does this example relate to? “I walked a million miles to get here.”
Oxymoron
Pun
Hyperbole
Litotes
