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What is a euphemism?
A nicer way of saying something
A comparison of two things
A virus
An extreme exaggeration
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A Siren is a...
Evil Mermaid
Vampire
Night Walker
Doppelganger
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What is tone?
The emotion of the reader
The attitude of the author
The emotion of the characters
The attitude of the speaker
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our hero was ambushed suddenly by a psychotic fire hydrant
stanza
Hyperbole
personification
metaphor
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Soon we'll swoon under the moonlight
alliteration
rhythm
Assonance
consonace
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The sun was like a large ball of butter
assonance
conotation
metaphor
simile
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The wall stared at me silently
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
metonomy
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Which celebrity has their doctorate degree?
Oprah
Shaquille o'neil
Selena Gomez
Martha Stewart
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What is it called when there are strong, harsh words in a phrase
cacophony
syntax
consonance
metonymy
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Select the example of a character trait
Quickly
Mocking Jay
Courageous
Demonstration
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Foreshadowing is when...
there is a prophesy
A character has a memory
an extreme exaggeration is made
The author hints at the future
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Which is an example of alliteration
Her words are like songs in my heart
Mario took credit for the escape
The sun will never shine as bright as her eyes
Princess Peach loves pepperoni pizza
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A paragraph in a poem is called a
syntax
stanza
paragraph
diction
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If I do not eat my daily vitamin, I will surely die
metaphor
assonance
simile
hyperbole
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Situational irony
When the opposite of what is supposed to happen, happens
When the characters say what they do not mean
sarcasm
hyperbole
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Connotation
The best way to state something
The order of a word in a sentence
The underlying meaning of a word or phrase
The dictionary definition of a word or phrase
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Verbal Irony is when...
Characters die unexpectedly
Characters are in on a secret with the audience
Characters say the opposite of what they mean
hyperbole
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Diction is...
connotation
denotation
Word choice
word definition
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What is Utopia?
A dystopian world
A flawed world
Real life
A perfect world
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"I simultaneously composed and destroyed the opera while writing it" literary device
paradox
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
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Which is not a conflict?
Man vs Society
Man vs Animals
Man vs Self
Man vs Man
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Dramatic Irony is when...
The audience is in on a secret that the characters are not
The characters say the opposite of what they mean
Characters do what is expected of them
Something silly happens
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Syntax
word order
word definition
hyperbole
Word choice
