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English- Literary Devices

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1
“Don’t act like a Romeo” is an example of what literary device?
Foreshadowing
Allusion
Metaphor
Irony
2
“Bang! Crash! Boom!” is an example of what device?
Irony
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Metaphor
3
What is the effect of using foreshadowing in a story?
To confuse the reader
To repeat key ideas
To describe characters
To hint at future events
4
Which is an example of alliteration?
Cold winds whipped wildly through the window.
Life is a journey
The thunder roared above.
Her smile was like sunshine.
5
What does hyperbole do in writing?
Understates for comic effect.
Imitates another text.
Describes setting in detail.
Exaggerates to emphasize a point.
6
Which of these is NOT an example of personification?
The clock’s hands raced around the dial.
The sun smiled down on us.
The dog barked at the stranger. ✅
The tree branches waved in the breeze.
7
What is verbal irony?
When something unexpected happens.
When the audience knows something the character doesn’t.
When a character says something but means the opposite.
When a word sounds like its meaning.
8
What literary device is used when an object represents a larger idea?
Foreshadowing
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Symbolism
9
“The classroom was a zoo” is an example of what device?
Irony
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
10
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
Her eyes were stars in the night sky.
The wind howled through the trees.
She danced like a leaf in the wind.
He was a lion in the fight.