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Which literary device is used in the phrase "The sun smiled down on us"?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Alliteration
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Which term describes the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry?
Meter
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Rhyme scheme
3
Which literary device creates mental images through descriptive language?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Imagery
Simile
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In which literary device do words have similar endings that sound alike?
Personification
Simile
Rhyme
Metaphor
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Which literary device is used in the phrase "The cat's out of the bag"?
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Metaphor
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In which literary device are two contradictory terms combined?
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Personification
Simile
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What is the term for a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion or create a comic effect?
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
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What is an example of alliteration?
The world is my oyster
Her laughter was like a babbling brook
Time flies
The cat crept cautiously
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What is an example of a hyperbole?
Her eyes sparkled like diamonds
She sells seashells by the seashore
I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse
The leaves danced in the wind
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What is the term for the repetition of vowel sounds within words?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
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Which literary device is used in the phrase "The book was a passport to adventure"?
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
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Which literary device uses an object to represent an abstract idea?
Simile
Personification
Symbolism
Metaphor
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Which term describes the use of words to convey a meaning opposite to their literal meaning?
Irony
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
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In which literary device is a word's meaning opposite to its usual meaning?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Irony
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What is an example of an idiom?
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds
The curtains whispered in the breeze
Love is a battlefield
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
