Literary Devices

Question 1

The ink, like our pig, keeps running out of the pen.

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pun

Question 2

an explicit comparison between two unlike things signaled by the use of "like" or "as"

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simile

Question 3

The waves hissed and struck at his ankles.

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animism

Question 4

opposite of hyperbole, intensifies an idea through understatement

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litotes

Question 5

attributing animal qualities that are not uniquely human to an inanimate object

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animism

Question 6

deliberate exaggeration for emphasis

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hyperbole

Question 7

The tornado tiptoed across the plains.

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pathetic fallacy

Question 8

a play on the meaning of words

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pun

Question 9

True art is a conduit between body and soul.

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metaphor

Question 10

attributing human qualities to a force of nature

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pathetic fallacy

Question 11

a metaphor has two parts:

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the tenor and the vehicle

Question 12

High blood pressure is very real and dangerous, snatching the lives of many people.

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personification

Question 13

derived from the Greek word for "liar" or "dissembler"

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irony

Question 14

attributing human qualities to an inanimate object

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personification

Question 15

A writer, like an acrobat, must occasionally try a stunt that is too much for him.

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simile

Question 16

The latest horror movie was not that bad.

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litotes

Question 17

I won't last a day without you.

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hyperbole

Question 18

an implied comparison between two unlike things

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metaphor

Questions 18