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Literary Devices REVIEW!!
Literary Devices REVIEW!!
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Literary Devices review?
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The deliberate placing together of 2+ thoughts, images, elements that emphasize each other is
Style
Satire
Juxtaposition
Cliché
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A _____ is an established mental image of something, based on sex, race, colour, size etc.
Transition
Sense Image
Thesis Statement
Stereotype
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A sentence of statement that expressed the main point and focus of an essay is know as...
the Thesis Statement
a Quotation
an Epigraph`
a Paradox
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Logic that is formed by the evidence in specific example is...
Deduction
Inference
Savagery (smh)
Induction
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Informal:
I couldn't read their last point :D
Technical language that appears difficult
Use of language w/ no personal pronouns or contractions
A type of speech that resembles speech
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Which of the following terms is a short introductory quotation prefixed to an essay?
Euphemism
Onomatopoeia
Epigram
Epigraph
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An example of a colloquial expression is...
Good day sir
Are you nitty gritty?
What a marvelous goat!
How goes it brother?
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A kind of logic that accepts a general principle as true, and uses it to explain a case.
Induction
Guess
Deduction
Conclusion
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What is it called when two or more people have a conversation?
Tone
Dialogue
Inuduction
Juxtaposition
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Words of one person reproduced exactly in writing or speech by another person.
Quotation
Example
Proof
Evidence
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A poetic device in which language sounds like what it means is...
Onomatopoeia
Satire
Symbol
Paradox
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What is the greatest point of intensity in an argument?
The Anecdote
The Climax
Irony
Resolution
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The story of 'The Tortoise and the Hare' is an example of...
an article
a fable
a story
an anecdote
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What is an essay?
A story that is orally told
A short composition that doesn't have to prove a point
A piece of writing that doesn't have an objective
A comp. in which a point is made thru analysis and example
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Which words are considered transition words?
Next
Then
Finally
All of the Above
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What is prose?
Bias Words
Spoken or Written Language
A Play on Words
Technical Language
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What are stories that come from an author's imagination called?
Fiction
This person still gave me the right answer and no options
Short Stories
Essays
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The term used to classify a polite expression that softens or even hides the truth is called...
A Figure of Speech
Jargon
an Epigram
A Euphemism
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The term for describing theoretical, relying more on generalization than on facts and examples.
Abstract
Allegory
Concrete
Deduction
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What is a cliché?
French for 'click'
A boring word
A form of cursive
A warn-out expression
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What is the definition of subjective?
Something that relies on evidence and logical proof
The opposite of objective
The same thing as objective; it is a synonym
Nada
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A preconceived notion about someone or something is...
Deduction
Personification
Allegory
Biased Words
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Words appealing to the 5 senses - hear, touch, taste, smell.
Concrete language
Descriptive Language
Abstract Language
Sense Images
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A manner of expression in which a statement that seems to mean one thing actually means another
Allusion
Deduction
Irony
Neologism
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A technique of satire in which the subject is belittled through being portrayed as insane.
Reduction to insanity
Insanity
Satire
Reduction to sanity
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A pun is...
A Type of Bun
A Play on Words
A Type of Poem
A Figure of Speech
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A Generalization is...
Rich people are greedy
stereotypes of a sex, age, gender, race, etc.
a broad statement of overall principle
Using specific examples to explain a concept
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Which literary device is considered a figure of speech?
Irony
Sarcasm
Personification
Cliché
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The way something is written, as opposed to what it is written about
Style
Slang
Subjective
Satire
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ANECDOTES: Anecdotes are...
true stories about others
lies
a type of logic
jokes only
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Unconventional Language limited to a certain time, place, or group.
Dialogue
Slang
Satire
Prose
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This kind of writing follows the standards of grammar and words.
Style
Objective
Non-fiction
Formal
33
What word describes the use of technical language that seeks to impress by appearing difficult?
Reduction to Absurdity
Jargon
Onomatopoeia
Juxtaposition
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The ______ of an essay can be light or serious, informal or formal, ironic or literal.
This person didn't give me any options but the right answer
Purpose
Reader
Tone
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What is one thing that stands for another thing?
A Symbol
Satire
A Stereotype
A Pun
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What is an allegory?
Passage/work having no meaning
Passage/work that has 2 levels of meaning literal & symbolic
Passage/work that has 3 levels of meaning
Passage/work having 1 level of meaning; spiritual
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An indirect reference to some kind of event is called...
a Hyperbole
a Paradox
Satire
an Allusion
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What is using fewer words and concrete examples to convey meaning efficiently?
Cliché
Conciseness
Irony
Essay
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What is a paradox?
A way to spell words
Words that do not make sense
Illogical statement that is true
A pair of boxes
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What is a clever, short, and often wise saying? (Hint: they're usually proverbs)
A Cliché
A Fable
An Epigram
An Epigraph
