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A review of literary devices/figurative language.
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When beginning sounds of words are repeated it is called
alliteration
anaphora
hyberbole
assonance
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What is this an example of?
alliteration
anaphora
assonance
allusion
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What is a paradox?
A play on words
Polite expression used in place of harsh words
When a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes
A contradictory statement that makes sense or contains truth
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Extreme exaggeration is called
anaphora
hyperbole
irony
onomatopoeia
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Why do authors use figurative language?
To expand beyond the literal narrative in the story.
To strengthen or make a point more compelling and effective.
To increase the creativity of the writing.
Descriptive, expressive language gives readers mental images
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Uses of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions which they refer
assonance
onomatopoeia
paradox
alliteration
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Expression to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.
alliteration
assonance
allusion
euphemism
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Words used so that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words is
irony
synecdoche
anaphora
puns
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Device when a part is used to represent the whole, or when the whole represents the part is
anaphora
paradox
allusion
synecdoche
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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
True
False
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Using "like" or "as" to compare different things is called a
pun
euphemism
metaphor
simile
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Contradictory terms appear in conjunction. The incongruity may be accidental or deliberate
oxymoron
hyperbole
metaphor
anaphora
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The lyrics are an example of which literary device?
simile
oxymoron
hyberpole
synecdoche
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What is this an example of?
paradox
oxymoron
metaphor
hyperbole
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A comparison made between 2 unlike things that actually have something in common is a
Simile
Irony
Oxymoron
Metaphor
