Stage 2 Literary Devices

Question 1

"Leave me alone! I have a million things to do."

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hyperbole

Question 2

Humorous way of making fun of something serious to encourage change of thought and action

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satire

Question 3

He possessed a cold fire in his eyes

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oxymoron

Question 4

the time, place and mood of the events of the story

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setting

Question 5

A brook stole its way to the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors

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imagery

Question 6

“Henry was a lion on the battlefield”

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metaphor

Question 7

The central message or focus that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece

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theme

Question 8

Entities close together in literature to highlight the contrast between them and compare them

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juxtoposition

Question 9

intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events

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suspence

Question 10

Informal, conversational language, mainly used between those who are familiar with one another

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colloquial

Question 11

Her evil eyes, black as coal, started straight through him.

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simile

Question 12

I'm between jobs at the moment

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euphemism

Question 13

Doctors send patients to pool halls to find remarkable cuers.

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Pun

Question 14

Using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning

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symbol

Question 15

The salty air stroked Sarah's cheek and the ocean danced in the moonlight.

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personification

Question 16

"It’s no wonder everyone refers to Kim as Mother Teresa; she's always looking out for others."

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allusion

Question 17

The actual way in which words and sentences are placed together in the writing

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syntax

Question 18

Informal language, mostly understood by the community surrounding the language, usually spoken

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slang

Question 19

She floated over the congregation, like a bird resting its wings.

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assonance

Question 20

I could hear the sprinkle of water outside my tent and the whir of the wind

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onomatopoeia

Question 21

Word choice

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diction

Question 22

The language, especially the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group

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jargon

Question 23

A theme, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through a piece of literature

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motif

Question 24

The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

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cacophony

Question 25

I felt bullied and beaten, defeated by the brazen attack.

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alliteration

Stage 2 Literary Devices

Questions 25

Stage 2 Literary Devices

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