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Eng 114 Literary Techniques and Devices
Eng 114 Literary Techniques and Devices
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symbolism, allegory, apostrophe, paradox, personification, hyperbole, understatement
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"The Mother" would be what kind of symbol?
conventional
Universal or Archetypal
literary
personal
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new term...when an author makes a reference to another literary work or to an historical event
symbol
allusion
apostrophe
hyperbole
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What literary technique or device is used the quotation on the next screen?
Symbol
Apostrophe
Hyperbole
Allusion
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addressing someone or thing who is absent
apostrophe
allegory
personification
understatement
5
using unembellished or plain language
understatement
hyperbole
paradox
6
attributing human qualities to things, animals, or ideas
personification
metaphor
apostrophe
7
When DD Moses writes "Report on Anna Mae's Remains," the whole poem is an
Allegory
Allusion
Apostrophe
Paradox
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What literary technique or device is used the quotation on the next screen?
Apostrophe
Symbol
Understatement
Personification
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Quotation identification...name that poem! [quotation on next screen]
"The Persistence of Songs"
"Report on Anna Mae's Remains"
"The Sunbather's Fear of the Moon"
"Some Grand River Blues"
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Quotation identification...name that poem! [quotation on next screen]
"The Sunbather's Fear of the Moon"
"Some Grand River Blues"
"The Persistence of Songs"
"Report on Anna Mae's Remains"
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What literary technique is used in the pink words in the quotation on the next screen?
Hyperbole
Apostrophe
Symbol
Personification
12
What literary technique or device is used in the quotation on the next screen?
Apostrophe
Metaphor
Understatement
Hyperbole
13
What literary technique or device is used in the quotation on the next screen?
Paradox
Understatement
Symbol
Apostrophe
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self-contradictory statement that turns out to make good sense
hyperbole
apostrophe
paradox
15
sooo.... a poet referring to the AIM occupation of Wounded Knee in 1971 is an
Apostrophe
Paradox
Allusion
Allegory
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an extended comparison in which one thing is spoken of in terms of another for the whole story
archetype
apostrophe
symbol
allegory
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using exaggerated language
irony
hyperbole
understatement
18
What literary technique or device is used in the quotation on the next screen?
Metaphor
Paradox
Symbol
Apostrophe
19
Quotation identification...name that poem! [quotation on next screen]
"The Persistence of Songs"
"Report on Anna Mae's Remains"
"Some Grand River Blues"
"The Sunbather's Fear of the Moon"
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a person, object, or event that in addition to its literal meaning suggests a range of meanings
apostrophe
hyperbole
symbol
