Literary Devices

Question 1

When ever you are using a reference in your writing that does not directly come from your writing you are using this:

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Allusion

Question 2

Comparing and contrasting of two or more different (usually opposite) ideas, characters, objects, etc.

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Juxtaposition

Question 3

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." This is an example of what Literary Device?

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Alliteration

Question 4

When a word or phrase is substituted for the actual thing to which it's referring. "The pen is mightier than the sword."

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Metonym

Question 5

Deafening silence. Organized chaos. Cruelly kind. Insanely logical. All these terms are an example of what?

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Oxymoron

Question 6

A word that represents a sound and actually resembles or imitates the sound it stands for. Example: Buzz, Click, Ect.

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Onomatopoeia

Question 7

Describing a scene, thing, or idea so that it appeals to our senses(taste, smell, sight, touch, or sound). What is this?

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Imagery

Question 8

A type of monologue that's often used in dramas, this Literary Device is when a character speaks aloud to them self.

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Soliloquy

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An exaggerated statement that's not meant to be taken literally by the reader. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."

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Hyperbole

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A state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.

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Irony

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