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Literary devices #1-40 for Pre AP English III.
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1
which one of these best describes the sentence, "The night of the living dead?"
Compare and Contrast
Scary
An oxymoron
A contradiction
2
Which one of these is a good example of irony?
A 550 lb bear named Lil Cutie
A 300 lb dog named Bennie
A 456 lb cat named Ronny
A 475 lb Crocodile named Big Ben
3
Which one of these is the CORRECT example of symbolism?
The color black representing life and purity
The color white representing death or evil
A lion representing courage
The color blue representing blood or anger
4
Which one is the BEST definition of a pun?
A joke that makes a play on words
A play on words
A joke on words
none of these are correct
5
When a book uses the pronouns You, yours, and yourself it is told in what point of view?
5th
1st
3rd
2nd
6
Which type of conflict is normally a struggle between a person and an outside force?
Internal struggle
External struggle
External conflict
Internal conflict
7
Which of these is a good example of a superlative?
My cousin is the tallest
My cousin is the tallest among the giants
my cousin is short
My cousin
8
Which one of these is a good example of a doppelganger?
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A mom and a dad
A brother and a sister
Mr. Jekyll and Dr. Hyde
9
A scene that had happened before that story's time.
Backflash
Flashback
Reoccur
Deja Vu
10
What is a good example of adage?
silly sally sold seashells by the seashore
The light is brighter than the sun
never give up
Slow and steady wins the race
11
Which one of these is a good example of Allusion?
The white house
The big white house
The place where the president lives
The white house in DC
12
"Peter Piper picked a pickled pepper" is an example of...
Consonance
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
13
Which one of these would be the best setting of a story or book?
The summer of 1999 in Oklahoma
11:27 PM
Negative
Dark
14
Toe is to foot as finger is to hand is....
Analogy
Compare
Anagram
Contrast
15
What is a motif?
The turning of events in a book
An object or idea seen only one time in a book.
The same thing as symbolism
An object or idea that repeats itself throughout a book.
16
Which one of these words can resemble tone?
February 4th, 2076
Horrific
None of these resemble tone
Negative
17
Which one of these is the best examples of imagery?
The crowded street
The crowded street backed up with cars making the air smoky
The crowded white street
A car
18
Which one of these is the BEST example of an onomatopoeia?
POP!
OUCH!
CAT!
DOG!
19
"It is raining cats and dogs" is good example of a/an...
Idiom
Simile
Consonance
Hyperbole
20
Which one of these are an example of personification?
The dog barked
The frog jumped in the pond
The tiger pounced on its prey
The pencil leaped from his hand
21
What is best known as an extreme exaggeration?
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
22
Figure of speech in which a writer deliberately makes a situation seem less important is a/an
Comparison
Understatement
Onomatopoeia
Analogy
23
A book that uses the pronouns his, hers, and himself is told in what point of view?
22nd
3rd
2nd
1st
24
Which one of these is the best example for sarcasm?
They had a divorce
Good fences make good neighbors
a joke
The house blew apart
25
"New York City is not an ordinary city" is a good example of...
Compare and contrast
tone
setting
a Litote
26
"Silly Sally sold seashells by the seashore" is an example of...
Consonance
Assonance
Rhyme
Alliteration
27
Which one of these is an Anagram?
Anagram; Graham
Madam; Ma'am
Cinema; Iceman
man; Vietnam
28
Books that contain the pronouns: I, Me, and my are told in which point of view?
2nd
9th
3st
1st
29
Which one of these is the best example of euphemism?
The dog rests in peace
The dog rests in pieces
The dog died in peace
The dog died
30
Which one of these is an example of a metaphor?
Tommy is a sneaky turtle.
Jimmy is just like a sly fox.
Mike is as big as a rhino.
Jimmy is a sly fox.
31
Which type of conflict is normally a struggle with oneself?
Internal conflict
External conflict
32
Which one of these can be a theme for a story?
1979
The first Saturday of june
11:59 PM
Never give up no matter what the odds are.
33
"Shyanne is like an angel" is an example of...
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
34
An argument or disagreement in a story.
Problem
Conflict
Argument
There is no word for this
35
"Your enemies friend is your enemy" is a good example of a/an..
Analogy
Paradox
Anagram
Alliteration
