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A phrase that combines two opposite ideas and therefore seems impossible.
metaphor
simile
oxymoron
analogy
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Define the example below
metaphor
parallelism
repetition
allegory
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Which is the example of a parallel structure?
On the table. Over there.
Tic toc tic toc
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.
The sun sank slowly
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What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Metaphors do not use ‚like, or ,as,.
A simile does not use ,as, or ,like,.
A simile uses imagery.
Metaphors are not used to compare people.
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Which figure of speech is described?
parallel structure
repetition
simile
alliteration
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Which phrase is an example of an oxymoron?
Open secret
On the table. Over there.
Why not?
Duty calls
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Example of an analogy: Joe‘s sense of personal hygiene is the one of a pig rolling around in the dirt.
False
True
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What is: (image)
symbolism
denotation
connotation
allegory
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Which one is NOT an allegory?
The „Good Samaritan“ standing for Christian values
The „pigs“ in Animal Farm by G. Orwell standing for politicians
the fable „The rabbit and the hare“
the „red rose“ standing for love
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Which is the example of a connotation?
This place is like a Garden of Eden
young adult standing for teenager
a stubborn person can be seen as strong-willed or pig-headed
A dove implies peace or gentility.
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Which is an example of imagery?
She walks like a duck.
My love is like a red, red rose…
My head is pounding like a drum.
A dove is a type of pigeon.
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What is this literary device?
irony
pun
oxymoron
alliteration
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Which is a pun?
Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.
Seven days without pizza makes one weak.
I was dying of laughter.
The air tasted salty.
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A word or phrase that is used to make a comparison between two things or people.
analogy
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
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Which are hyperboles?
She sells seashells by the seashore.
“I’m so hungry I can eat a cow.”
“I have been waiting for a thousand years.”
Snow is falling! Snow is falling!
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Which stylistic device is described?
allegory
metaphor
connotation
symbolism
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Which figure of speech describes this definition?
imagery
allusion
personification
onomatopoeia
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Which figure of speech fits the definition?
onomatopeia
metaphor
hyperbole
repetition
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Which is the alliteration?
Tic toc tic toc
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.
The sun sank slowly
The whispers of the wind
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Which is the personnification?
The sun sank slowly
Open secret
He is sharp as a knife
The whispers of the wind
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Which figure of speech is explained?
alliteration
imagery
onomatopoeia
analogy
22
A statement that appears to contradict itself until it only later reveals a deeper meaning.
paradox
irony
contrast
oxymoron
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Which figure of speech is meant?
metaphor
paradox
oxymoron
analogy
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Which figure of speech is explained in the image above?
allusion
metaphor
hyperbole
allegory
