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Short quiz on major literary devices #english #languageart #figurativelanguage #literature
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"Her smile was as bright as the sun," is an example of what?
metaphor
tone
personification
simile
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What is an object or action in a literary work that stands for something beyond itself?
Allusion
Symbolism
Irony
Paradox
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Grammatical or structural similarity between sentences or parts of sentences
diction
parallel structure
anaphora
tone
4
What is the implied attitude of a writer toward his subject and characters?
Syntax
Tone
Mood
Satire
5
What typically indicates a shift?
transition words, like "but" or "so"
contrasts in diction
changes in line length
punctuation
6
ironic understatement that employs a double negative
apostrophe
irony
understatement
litotes
7
Saturday Night Live is an example of what kind of media?
horror
drama
romance
satire
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Which kind of language is scholarly and scientific?
poetic
colloquial
moralistic
pedantic
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What is diction?
Word Choice
Repitition
Sentence structure
A word that imitates a sound
10
"The pen is mightier than the sword," is an example of...
synecdoche
metonymy
oxymoron
paradox
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A symbolic narrative in which the surface details imply a secondary meaning is known as ...
subplot
allegory
foreshadowing
magical realism
12
How many lines does a sonnet typically have?
6
14
5
12
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When the audience/reader knows something the character doesn't...
verbal irony
satire
dramatic irony
dangerous
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What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech using exaggeration
A comparison of two unlike things
The way a story makes you feel.
Causes people to imagine pictures in their head
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What is the atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking an emotion?
Diction
Allusion
Mood
Tone
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The arrangement of words and the way sentences are structured is...
conflict
asyndeton
structure
syntax
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Repetition of a word or words to begin several lines or sentences in a row
personification
anaphora
epistrophe
syntax
18
Which of the following is "a deep idea or issue about human nature explored in a story"?
Symbolism
Motif
Theme
Setting
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Balanced but opposite statements...
polysyndeton
antithesis
conflict
ellipsis
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What is imagery?
a reference to another literary work
language that causes people to imagine pictures
a question you aren't supposed to answer
an object in literature that stands for something else
21
What is a figure of speech involving extreme exaggeration to make a point?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
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What is a brief reference in literature to something from another literary work or history?
Mood
Allusion
Symbolism
Diction
