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Literary elements

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A quick quiz to review the literary techniques and devices

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1
What is a paradox?
A figure of speech
A measure of rhythm
A statement that only appears to be contradictory but is not
Contrasting ideas
2
What is euphony?
A lyrical feeling or tone
A pleasant combination of sounds
A purposeful distraction
An unpleasant combination of sounds
3
What is a euphemism?
A comparison using "as" or "like"
A mild wording to soften the meaning
A humorous play on words, substituting other meanings
A harsher wording used for effect
4
A method of treating a character so that the character is immediately identified with a group.
Synesthesia
Trochee
Parable
Stereotype
5
What is pathetic fallacy?
A sad commentary on humanity
Anything Trump says
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics
When something nonhuman acts from human feelings
6
What is a simile?
An amusing figure of speech
A play on words
a comparison
A comparison using "like" or "as"
7
What is a piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the work?
Synecdoche
Saga
Elegy
Satire
8
What is assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in a literary work
A play on words
A repetitive constant sound in a literary work
A far fetched metaphor
9
What is connotation?
A negative feeling of a word
The emotion feeling of a word
A type of comparison
The dictionary definition of a word
10
What is tone?
The ingredient of poetry that gives the work unity
A four line stanza
An atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work
The author's attitude revealed in the writing
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In drama, a moment when a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud
Catastrophe
Epithet
Soliloquy
Stanza