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What is an allegory?
An exaggerated statement
A direct comparison using "like" or "as"
A contradiction that reveals a deeper truth
A story that represents abstract ideas or moral qualities
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Which of the following is a motif in Fahrenheit 451?
Mildred
Dystopia
Happiness
Water
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Tone refers to
A literary device used for contrast
The author's attitude towards the subject
The use of sensory details
The main idea of a work
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What is synecdoche?
A phrase contradicts itself
A word that is associated with something is used to refer to that thing
A part representing a whole
A self proclamation
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Which of the following is an example of an allusion?
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
The wind whispered through the trees.
He had the strength of Hercules.
She was as fast as a cheetah.
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What literary device appeals to the senses?
Imagery
Juxtaposition
Hypoglycemia
Visualization
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Hyperbole is best defined as
A subtle reference to another work
The opposite of what is expected
A play on words
An extreme exaggeration
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Which of the following is not a simile?
Mr. McCarty's explanation was as clear as mud.
Ms. Cesar's memory was like a sieve.
Her secret disappeared like a fart in the wind.
Aubrey's mind is a sponge.
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Which of the following is not a metaphor?
Bea's laughter is music to my ears
The world is Raven's stage
Jeanne is like a saint
Zoranell has a heart of gold
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Symbolism is when
Two opposite ideas are placed together
The author’s word choice shapes tone
A story serves as an extended metaphor
An object or idea represents something deeper
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What is situational irony?
When a character says one thing but means another
When two things are placed side by side for contrast
When something happens that is the opposite of what was expected
When the audience knows something the characters do not
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Diction refers to
The arrangement of events in a story
The repetition of consonant sounds
The choice and use of words in writing or speech
The author's attitude toward the subject
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What is dramatic irony?
When a situation has an unexpected outcome
When a character uses extreme exaggeration
When the audience knows something the characters do not
audience not character for the unexpected use of when you have to know for
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Foreshadowing is used to
Create suspense by hinting at future events
Describe a contradiction that is still true
Compare two unlike things directly
Exaggerate for effect
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Juxtaposition is used to
Make fun of society through humor
Contrast two things by placing them side by side
Describe an event before it happens
Give non-human things human qualities
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Which of the following is an example of metonymy?
The cat sat on the mat.
The stars danced in the sky.
The White House issued a statement on breakfast for dinner.
Spring break is the beginning of the end.
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A paradox is a statement that
Describes something with sensory details
Contradicts itself but reveals a deeper truth
Comparison using "like" or "as"
Make fun of society through humor
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Satire is used to
Represent abstract ideas through characters
Criticize human flaws or society through humor
Make an indirect reference to another work
Create a constrast between 2 things
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Verbal irony occurs when
A story represents a deeper meaning
An author uses an indirect reference to another work
Two contrasting things are placed side by side
A speaker says one thing but means another
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Which of the following is not personification?
The fridge hummed a tune of pure malice.
The door hinge screamed, but only I could hear its pain.
The dog barked at my shoes.
The microwave glared, judging my fourth meal of the night.
