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Literary Devices and Text Structures

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What is an allusion?
The use of words that imitate sounds
a misleading image presented to the vision
When author repeats certain lines, words, or phrases to emphasize meaning
A reference to a well known person, place, event, literary work, or work of
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I understand what MOST of these literary devices and text structures are and how to use them!
False
True
3
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, often used for comic effect is called:
hyperbole
anachronism
superbole
symbolism
4
Which text structure does this passage use?
Sequence
Dialogue
Problem/Solution
Compare and Contrast
5
What is an idiom?
Why the author writes (to entertain, to inform, to persuade, to explain)
A saying whose meaning cannot be understood by the individual words used
An extremely foolish person
Anything that stands for or represents something else
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An oxymoron is a(n):
figure of speech that combines two opposing or contradictory ideas
use of words that imitate sounds
Idiom
deliberate exaggeration or overstatement, often used for comic effect
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What is a simile?
uses "like or as" to compare two unlike things
an extreme exaggeration
refers to someone from a famous person, book, or movie.
Sounds that words make like " pop", "bang".
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A figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics is called:
sequence
personification
metaphor
allusion
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Which text structure does this passage use?
Compare and Contrast
Onomatopoeia
Chronological
Problem/Solution
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The use of words that imitate sounds is:
onomatopoeia
hiphopapotamus
cause and effect
personification