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How well do you know your literary devices?
How well do you know your literary devices?
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1
"Buzzzz"
is a(n) _______.
Pun
Archetype
Catharsis
Onomatopoeia
2
What literary device is used in the sentence,
"The food was awfully good"
?
Paradox
Irony
Symbol
Oxymoron
3
_______ is the literal or primary meaning of a word.
Connotation
Denotation
4
The following quote demonstrates what literary device?
Ambiguity
Symbol
Catharsis
Personification
5
"I used to hate facial hair, but then it grew on me"
is an example of what literary device?
Hyperbole
Catharsis
Pun
Metaphor
6
A _______ is a literary device where an object, action, or event represents a larger concept, idea or emotion.
Synecdoche
Paradox
Symbol
Euphemism
7
A _______ is a literary device that contradicts itself but contains a grain of truth.
Satire
Connotation
Allegory
Paradox
8
The following quote and image is an example of what literary device?
Irony
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
9
One of the most common uses of what literary device is with the statement,
"I'm dying of laughter"
?
Irony
Juxtaposition
Metaphor
Hyperbole
10
Which literary device does the quote,
"Dan's dog dove deep in the dam, drinking dirty water as he dove,"
best represent?
Words with the same letter
Oxymoron
Catharsis
Alliteration
11
_______ is the use of humor or irony to criticize other people's stupidity.
Simile
Satire
Imagery
Motif
12
"Who wouldn't want to be a millionaire?"
is a rhetorical question.
True
False
13
The following quote is an example of what literary device?
Paradox
Analogy
Why are you bald?
Synecdoche
14
The difference between,
"The boy ran hurriedly"
and
"Hurriedly, the boy ran"
represents what literary device?
Allusion
Theme
Syntax
Imagery
15
The quote,
"All hands on deck"
is an example of what literary device?
Anaphora
Irony
Alliteration
Synecdoche
16
_______ is the main or central idea surrounding a piece of literature, speech, or thoughts.
Theme
Motif
Connotation
Archetype
17
A _______ is an object, image, or phrase that is repeated throughout a story to point toward the story's larger theme.
Euphemism
Juxtaposition
Motif
Theme
18
This literary device uses a mild expression in place of one that is deemed unpleasant:
Being nice
Euphemism
Simile
Allegory
19
Connotation
describes the idea or feeling that a word implies beyond its literal meaning.
False
True
20
The general attitude of a place, piece of writing, or situation is described as the _______.
Catharsis
Personification
Analogy
Tone
21
The Hero, The Lover, The Mentor, The Ruler, The Outlaw
are all _______.
Similes
Allusions
Puns
Archetypes
22
"She's a couch potato"
is an example of what literary device?
Motif
Oxymoron
Simile
Metaphor
23
_______ is the process of releasing strong emotions through art.
Catharsis
Theme
Motif
Symbol
24
_______ is the quality of being open to more than one interpretation.
Ambiguity
Analogy
Antagonist
Allegory
25
Darth Vader
is consistently ranked as the greatest movie villain of all time. He is an example of a(n) _______.
Antagonist
Archetype
Denotation
Hyperbole
26
Animal Farm
is an example of what literary device?
Archetype
Pun
Allegory
Irony
27
_______ encompasses the use of language to engage the five senses.
Theme
Tone
Allusion
Imagery
28
The following image and quote represent what literary device?
Irony
Litotes
Ambiguity
Motif
29
The Taylor Swift lyric,
"That you were Romeo, you were throwin pebbles and my daddy said, 'Stay away from Juliet'"
is an
Allusion
Oxymoron
Archetype
Why Taylor Swift?
30
"That's not half bad"
is a quote that represents what literary device?
Hyperboles
Rhetorical Question
Litotes
Similes
31
"Go big or go home"
represents what literary device?
Euphemism
Juxtaposition
Anaphora
Personification
32
The act of placing elements close together for the sake of comparison is called _______.
Analogy
Irony
Paradox
Juxtaposition