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Literary Devices Quiz 191 (20 MCQs)

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1. Extreme pride and arrogance that ultimately brings about downfall is .....
2. This is a form of text in which the subject is a direct imitation of a person, a piece of art or even a genre in a way that highlights aspects to create a comic effect. The form evokes laughter by directly making fun of the subject. For example we have parodies of songs or sometimes famous characters. It appeals to the audience's sense of humor.
3. What is an example of exposition?
4. A grand exaggeration of something to convey importance
5. What type of figurative language is shown below:The child was a tornado of action in the nursery!
6. A short, often interesting story that is used to make a point.
7. "The sun is smiling down on us" is an example of what?
8. "They used to say I sung the blues so sweet that if I sang at a funeral, the dead would commence to rocking with the beat" contains:
9. "Even death did not mar its grace, for it lay on the earth like a broken vase of red flowers"
10. This type of irony occurs when the audience knows something a character does not.
11. The intentional repeating of a sound, word, phrase, line, or idea in order to create a particular literary effect
12. Words and phrases that the author uses to paint a picture in the reader's mind; often uses the senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, sound).
13. Two things being placed close together with contrasting effect
14. ..... a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept
15. The expression of language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humor or suspense.
16. What does learning about symbols teach you to do?
17. P stands for
18. The technique of used to unsettle the audience by having multiple points of focus is called what:
19. The way a writer creates and develops characters
20. Imagine you are reading a novel. The author's choice of words, rhythm of text, the way characters speak, all create a particular feel. This is known as .....
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