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English Review - Literary devices
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What is the literary device in this sentence? "Cassius from bondage will deliver Cassius"(JC).
parallel structure
paradox
polysyndeton
personification
2
Which of these is an example of Hyperbole?
"We will have a whale of a time at the aquarium."
"A great white shark weighs about 2,000 lbs or one ton."
"I refuse to work, for I feel that time is waisted"
"We have a ton of cookies."
3
What is the definition of alliteration?
Repetition of similar sounds, consonants, in close proximity
Repetition of consonant sound
Repetition of the word
Repetition of vowel sound
4
Which of these is an example of chiasmus?
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going!"
"All for one, one for all!"
" I am so hungry I could eat a horse!"
"Evil like a Hobbit!"
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What is an example of a pun?
"Fierce fiery warriors fight upon the clouds"
"You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless things"
"A trade, sir.../...a mender of bad soles"
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars"
6
What is an example of an oxymoron?
A blue whale
Jumbo shrimp
A sleeping lion
Hawaiian pizza
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What is the definition of polysyndeton?
the use of more conjunctions than is necessary
the repetition of the same sounds at the end of lines
the presentation of something as being less important
repetition of the first part of a sentence in several lines
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What is an example of antithesis?
"For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth"(JC)
"Don't be such a humbug!"
"O, conspiracy"(JC).
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
9
This is an example of what literary device? "Don't be such a humbug!"
Allusion
assonance
Alliteration
anaphora
10
What is the deliberate repetition of the first part of a sentence in several lines
anaphora
anafora
anaphorá
annaphera
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What is the definition of metonymy?
replaces an object with something closely associated with it
using a part of something to represent the whole thing
someone who uses the same tone when they are talking
a contradictory statement that actually contains some truth
12
What is the definition of iambic pentameter?
Shakespeare stuff
10 syllables in a line of poetry
I want a piece of yummy apple pie
alternating 5 unstressed beats and 5 stressed making 10
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What is an example of ecphonesis O
"OOOOoooooooh Roasted!"
"PO-TAT-OES! Boil 'em, Mash 'em Stick 'em in a stew!"
"O ye immortal gods."
"THIS ISN'T FUN"
14
What literary device is this? "Busy as a bee"
A metaphor
A simile
Alliteration
Assonance
15
What is the literary device in this sentence "Good friends, go in, and taste some wine with me"
Situational irony
Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
16
What is blank verse
iambic pentameter
unrhymed iambic pentameter
Rhymed iambic pentameter
A blank sheet of paper
17
What is the definition of repetition?
Repetition of the first part of a sentence in several lines
Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect
Repetition of vowel sounds
Repetition of consonant sounds
18
What is the definition of parallel structure?
Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect
the use of more conjunctions than is necessary or natural
combining opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase
repetition of words or phrases that have similar structures
19
What is the definition of a rhetorical question?
A question
"You're kidding me, right?"
"You didn't possibly think I would say number 4 did you?"
A question asked merely for effect and not an answer
20
What is the literary device in the sentence "Graves have yawned and yielded up their dead"(JC)
verbal irony
iambic pentameter
simile
personification
21
What is the definition of a rhyme?
a play on words
comparison using like or as
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
the repetition of the same sounds at the end of lines
22
What is an example of understatement?
"For I have neither wit nor words nor worth"(JC).
"You are not wood, you are not stones, but men"(JC).
"Ambition should be made of sterner stuff"(JC).
"Show you sweet Caesar’s wounds, poor poor dumb mouths"(JC).
23
What was your favorite book we read over the semester?
All of them!
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
24
What is an example of synecdoche?
"Are you kitten me right meow?"
"Lend me your ears!"(JC).
"I stand in the center aisle..., a wounded zebra" (Speak).
"I have math and science and English and French and art."
25
What literary device is used in this sentence? "O, conspiracy"
Conspiracy
Apostrophe
Hyperbole
Ecphonesis O
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What is the definition of assonance?
two contrasting ideas together
repetition of the first part of a sentence in several lines
repetition of vowel sounds
Repetition of consonant sounds
27
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Boom!
Pop!
Sizzle!
Crash!
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What is the definition of verbal irony?
Combining opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
address to an absent or imaginary person or an idea
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
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What is the definition of a Tragedy?
Literature where the main character dies due to a flaw
More Shakespeare stuff
A sad book
A terrible event
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What is an example of a metaphor?
"All the world's a stage."
"That smells like rotten eggs!"
"Busy as a bee"
"Pizza is good"
