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Literary Device Review
Literary Device Review
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Review literary device definitions and examples
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"Baby, you're a firework!" is an example of a --
conflict
metaphor
rhetorical question
simile
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Vivid, descriptive language that appeals to the reader's 5 senses --
simile
imagery
repetition
theme
3
Don't trust everyone you meet
is the _____ of "Little Red Riding Hood"
simile
theme
rhetorical question
personification
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What literary device is being expressed in the image below?
imagery
hyperbole
repetition
metaphor
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What is the purpose of a hyperbole?
Used for emphasis; AKA an overstatement
To tell a lie
To explain the central message
To describe the setting
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"And the raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting..."
Is an example of a hyperbole
Is an example of a rhetorical question
Is an example of repetition
Is an example of a simile
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Now is the time to
make real the promises of democracy.
Now is the time to
rise from the dark.
anaphora
repetition
imagery
metpahor
8
What literary device compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"?
mood
imagery
metaphor
simile
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What is a rhetorical question?
A question that has multiple answers
A question that does not require an answer
A question that requires a Short Answer Response
A question that requires an answer
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“She was young the way an actual young person is young.” is an example of --
imagery
anaphora
hyperbole
repetition
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A special type of repetition found in literature that comes at the beginning of lines--
rhetorical question
imagery
anaphora
metaphor
12
Usually unsaid by the author, it conveys a central message, must be inferred by the reader
rhetorical question
theme
imagery
personification
13
"The vicious wind ripped through the trees." is an example of --
personification
anaphora
metaphor
theme
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Why do authors use literary devices in their writing?
To confuse English I students
To make their descriptions more vivid
To seem smart
To make their texts longer
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Theme is directly stated in the text.
True
False