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Which of the following is NOT an oxymoron?

A comparison using the words "like" or "as" is called:

Literary Devices

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A comparison using the words "like" or "as" is called:
Imagery
Allegory
Metaphor
Simile
2
Which of the following is NOT an oxymoron?
Deafening silence
Plain Jane
Sweet agony
Virtual reality
3
An example of alliteration is:
Jumbo Shrimp
He is as quiet as a mouse
The Wicked Witch of the West
I heard the BUZZ of the bees
4
Hyperbole (hy-PER-bol-ee) means
Highly energetic
Understatement
Exaggeration
Repeating "H" sounds in your writing
5
The lines: "In fourteen-hundred-ninety-two,Columbus sailed the ocean blue" has
Neither Rhythm nor Rhyme
Rhyme only
Rhythm only
Rhythm and Rhyme
6
Listen for the repeated "Oh" and "Aah" sounds - what literary device is this?
Assonance
Euphony
Consonance
Alliteration
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Iambic Pentameter means...
10 syllables, alternating unstressed then stressed
It's the same as Trochaic Trimeter
5 syllables, all emphasized equally
10 syllables, alternating stressedthen unstressed
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Personification means:
When you can identify with a character
Giving human qualities to non-human things
All of the characters are human
When a character has a good personality