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This is an example of which literary device: It is raining cats and dogs.
Idiom
Alliteration
Assonance
Metaphor
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Which literary device is being used: I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Personification
Simile
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
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CRACK, BANG, TICK-TOCK...
Red Herring
Diction
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
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Which literary device compares two unlike things, where one figuratively becomes the other?
metaphor
hyperbole
flashback
simile
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Which literary device is an obvious exaggeration or overstatement?
pun
red herring
metaphor
hyperbole
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Which is a humorous play on words?
Pun
Point of View
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
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Which literary device gives an object, idea or animal human attributes?
hyperbole
oxymoron
simile
personification
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Which literary device is being used: He's as blind as a bat.
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
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Which literary device is being used: "All the world's a stage."
idiom
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
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What is allusion?
A brief reference to a famous historical or literary figure.
A misleading clue.
An obvious exaggeration or overstatement.
The words and sentences an author uses to craft their work.
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What is onomatopoeia?
An object that stands for an idea, belief or action
A word that resembles or imitates a sound.
The perspective of the author
The central topic or idea of a text.
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Which literary device is being used: My best friend is a true Peter Pan.
Oxymoron
Allusion
Metaphor
Pun
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What is theme?
The central topic or idea of a text.
A word that resembles or imitates a sound.
The author's perspective.
A minor fictional character that doesn't undergo any changes
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What is connotation?
A minor fictional character that doesn't undergo any changes
The location & time frame in which a narrative takes place.
The emotional associations of a word or phrase.
The central topic or idea of a text.
15
What literary device compares two unlike things using the words 'like', or 'as'.
assonance
personification
simile
metaphor
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Which literary device is the repetition of a consonant?
Assonance
Foreshadowing
Protagonist
Alliteration
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Which literary device is a common expression with a meaning different than the literal words.
simile
idiom
personification
oxymoron
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Which literary device is being used: Lightning danced across the sky.
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Idiom
