Concise language and Literary Devices

Question 1

Drip - hiss- drip - fell the raindrops on the oaken log which burns and steams" an example of?

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 2

Which is an appropriate and concise word or phrase?

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Certainly

Question 3

The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas is NOT an example of

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simile

Question 4

Which is more concise?

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The tournament was the most competitive in history.

Question 5

Fame is a bee that has a song and a sting is NOT an example of

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simile

Question 6

"using a few words to replace many unnecessary ones" defines

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conciseness

Question 7

That cake was awfully good! is an example of

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oxymoron

Question 8

Which is an example of a meaningless phrase?

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sort of

Question 9

The sun was shining with all his might is an example of

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personification

Question 10

Which is an example of a meaningless phrase?

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on account of the fact

Question 11

Which is the most CONCISE, and thus, PRECISE way to write this sentence?

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The records showed a deficit.

Question 12

"using long phrases that talk around a subject" defines

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circumlocution

Question 13

"Like burnt-out torches by a sick man's bed" is an example of

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imagery and simile

Question 14

The leaves are little yellow fish swimming in the river is NOT an example of

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irony

Question 15

"When the stars threw down their spears and water'd heaven with their tears" is an example of

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all of these

Question 16

Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies is an example of

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hyperbole

Question 17

By the lakes that thus outspread their lone waters alone and dead....is an example of

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all of these

Questions 17