Something is considered ironic if...

It makes little to no sense, It seems to contradict itself

The best example of repetition is...

Tomorrow I wake. Tomorrow I work. Tomorrow I live.

comparison that says something is something else

Which of the following statements would be considered ironic?

Posting a status on Facebook about how useless Facebook is, Procrastinator's meeting has been postponed, You laugh at a person for tripping and then you trip, You graduate from college and realize how little you know

Which of the following is the best example of imagery?

She ran her hands over the cool metal surface

Which of the following best describes symbolism?

Something that stands for something else

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1
Something is considered ironic if...
It makes little to no sense
It compares 2 things
It seems to contradict itself
It stands for something else
2
Which of the following terms is best defined as: a warning or indication of a future event
flashback
flashfoward
foreshadowing
cliffhanger
3
The best example of repetition is...
Tomorrow I wake. Tomorrow I work. Tomorrow I live.
Sally sells sea shells
Boom! Whoosh! Zing!
How now brown cow
4
What is a metaphor?
descriptive/sensory language
comparison that says something is something else
A comparison that uses like or as
an image that stands for something else
5
Which of the following statements would be considered ironic?
Posting a status on Facebook about how useless Facebook is
Procrastinator's meeting has been postponed
You laugh at a person for tripping and then you trip
You graduate from college and realize how little you know
6
Hyperbole is defined as...
something said that usually signifies the opposite
warning or indication of a future event
something that stands for something else
an extreme exaggeration
7
Which of the following is the best example of imagery?
only time will tell
She ran her hands over the cool metal surface
The dove symbolizes peace
Your purse weighs a ton
8
Which of the following best describes symbolism?
Something that stands for something else
Description involving the 5 senses
A comparison of 2 like things
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
9
Which of the following is an example of simile?
The assignment was a breeze
Her lips were as red as a rose
I am dying of shame
Her voice is music to his ears
10
Which of the following is an example of personification?
The wind danced wildly
Suzie sells seashells
How now brown cow
The white wheels wound rapidly

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