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A symbol is...

What is an indirect or passing reference to something?

Literary Devices

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1
What is an indirect or passing reference to something?
Assonance
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Allusion
2
A symbol is...
a person, place or object that stands for something larger than itself
a quotation at the beginning of a literary work to introduce the theme
a concise statement of a general truth or principle
a figure of speech in which an object transforms into something else
3
What technique describes the repetition of consonants anywhere in words?
Alliteration
Consonance
Rhyme
Assonance
4
What is a comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?
Metaphor
Simile
Repetition
Pun
5
What are repeated vowel sounds called?
Simile
Assonance
Allusion
Pun
6
What technique describes a repetition of consonants at the beginning of words?
Assonance
Repetition
Hyperbole
Alliteration
7
"A deafening silence" is an example of an oxymoron
False
True
8
What technique describes human-like characteristics given to inanimate objects?
Consonance
Alliteration
Personification
Hyperbole
9
What is a comparison of two unlike things without the use of 'like' or 'as'?
Allusion
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
10
What technique uses words that mimic the sound of the object or action it refers to?
Hyperbole
End Rhyme
Personification
Onomatopoeia
11
What is imagery?
language used to persuade the reader through images
the five senses
language used to create mental images in the mind of the reader
using an image in your writing
12
Which is an example of irony?
Rain when it is supposed to be sunny
A free ride when you've already paid
Hating a certain type of food
Not going anywhere on the weekend
13
What is a great exaggeration known as?
Repetition
Hyperbole
Allusion
Assonance