Mrs. Stumpf's Literary Devices Quiz

Question 1

Impulsive, foolhardy, hasty, controlled by emotion rather than thought

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impetuous

Question 2

Two lines of poetry that belong together and share a similar idea

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Couplet

Question 3

An indirect reference to a person, event, statement, or theme found in literature, history, myths, religion, etc.

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Allusion

Question 4

Two opposite or apparently contradictory word used together to achieve a certain effect, like saying "organized chaos".

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Oxymoron

Question 5

A phrase that cannot be understood from the meaning of its parts, but has a separate meaning of its own.

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Idiom

Question 6

A word that means to force, or cause, something to be done or become active.

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impetus

Question 7

A question asked only for effect with no answer expected, such as "Aren't you ashamed of yourself."

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Rhetorical Question

Question 8

True or False: A compound sentence has only a subject and a verb.

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False

Question 9

The act of placing two unlike unlike things side by side for comparison, like a toy truck in front of a train.

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Juxtaposition

Question 10

To reveal, make clear

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evince

Question 11

An example of one would be to say, "They fought like cats and dogs."

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Simile

Question 12

Words that convey a visual picture, or create a sensory experience, such as "The giant tree was ablaze with color."

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Imagery

Question 13

The use of corresponding or parallel structures in writing (e.g. "What you see is what you get).

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Parallelism

Question 14

Having or showing the attitude of people who become angry and annoyed. A synonym for this word would be bad-tempered.

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petulant

Question 15

Comparison between two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings; doesn't use like or as.

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Metaphor

Question 16

An adjective that means impossible to defeat or overcome

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invincible

Question 17

This is a play on words using similarly spelled and/or pronounced words that have different meanings. Dad-jokes are this

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Pun

Question 18

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds is _______.

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Assonance

Question 19

The language of a particular trade or group that would be meaningless to others

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Jargon

Question 20

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.

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Personification

Question 21

"I am so hungry I could eat a horse," is an example of __________.

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Hyperbole

Question 22

A word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning is a(n) ________. Examples of this would be hiss, boom, biff, etc.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 23

To make an unpleasant word or expression sound less offensive, like saying he passed away.

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Euphemism

Question 24

A contrast between what is stated and what is actually meant

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Irony

Question 25

The barbarians broke through the barricade would be an example of this literary device

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Alliteration

Mrs. Stumpf's Literary Devices Quiz

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