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Literary Devices
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What is an onomatopoeia?
Sound imitation
Exaggeration
Contradiction
Comparison
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Complete the sentence: 'A hyperbole is...'
An exaggeration
A comparison
A contradiction
An understatement
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What is foreshadowing?
Exaggeration
Comparison
Contradiction
Hint of future
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Which device is an understatement?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Litotes
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Which device involves a question?
Irony
Simile
Rhetorical question
Metaphor
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What is an allegory?
Direct comparison
Symbolic story
Sound imitation
Exaggeration
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Which device is a play on words?
Pun
Simile
Irony
Metaphor
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What is a metaphor?
Exaggeration
Implied comparison
Sound imitation
Direct comparison
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What is a euphemism?
Polite expression
Contradiction
Exaggeration
Comparison
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What is personification?
Direct comparison
Sound imitation
Giving human traits
Exaggeration
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What is a paradox?
Comparison
Contradictory statement
Sound imitation
Exaggeration
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Which device is a contradiction?
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Simile
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What is a motif?
Contradiction
Recurring element
Exaggeration
Comparison
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Which device uses 'like' or 'as'?
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Hyperbole
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Which device involves repetition of sounds?
Metaphor
Simile
Irony
Alliteration
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True or false: Irony means the opposite
True
False
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Which device is a reference to a person, place, or literary work?
Metaphor
Simile
Irony
Allusion
