Literary Devices

Question 1

"But the rabbit repeated softly over and over, 'He gonna leave you ...'"

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Anthropomorphism

Question 2

"Lilacs have a purple smell."

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Synesthesia

Question 3

"The smile comprehended Montenegro's troubled history and sympathized ..."

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Personification

Question 4

It takes forever to get from one side of this building to the other.

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Hyperbole

Question 5

I think I'm going to hit the hay.

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Metonymy

Question 6

"Pontius Pilate! God will not let you wash your hands of this!"

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Allusion

Question 7

"... as obscurely as it had begun, his career as Trimalchio was over."

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Allusion

Question 8

"... promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Maecenas knew."

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Allusion

Question 9

She's as quiet as a mouse.

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Simile

Question 10

The President made a good argument but Congress refused to allow him to put boots on the ground

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Metonymy

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