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English Literary Devices
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"Purple puppies like playing on the playground." This is an example of:
Alliteration
Allusion
Personification
Metaphor
2
Which persuasive technique focuses on using reason or logic?
Pathos
Ethos
Chaos
Logos
3
Which of the following is a Simile?
Monkeys will save the world
The monkey was hungry
Man evolved from monkeys
The man was like a Monkey
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When words sound like the things they represent
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
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Descriptive language used to re-create sensory experiences
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
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"Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone" (Love Story by Taylor Swift)This song makes use of:
Literary Allusion
Historical Paradox
Irony
Metaphor
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A figure of speech involving great exaggeration
Etc...
Euphemism
Ellipsis
Hyperbole
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Hints or clues about what will happen later in a story, or literary work.
foreshadowing
theme
flashback
Plot
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What literary device is this the picture an example of?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Oxymoron
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A direct comparison of two objects or items
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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The high point of interest or suspense in literature
Exposition
Falling Action
Rising Action
Climax
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A set of three periods ( . . . ) indicating an omission orsomething left out
Hyperbole
Simile
Ellipsis
Metaphor
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"Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again . . .." (Paul Simon).
Personification
Simile
Paradox
Hyperbole
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The person with whom the good guy is in conflict
Antagonist
Protagonist
Dynamic Character
Static Character
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What is he use of humor, sarcasm or ridicule, to criticize
Metaphor
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Satire
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A comparison of two or more objects using like, as, or than
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Hyperbole
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Irony is when an event or response occurs that is the ___________ of what is expected.
same
opposite
definition
outcome
18
Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?
The fire was like a wild snake.
The fire whispered its deadly secret.
The fire was a beast
The fire transformed the landscape
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Which literary device is being used here?
Pathos
Logos
Simile
Ethos
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The repetition of the same consonant sounds.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Euphemism