Literary Devices Quiz 307 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Remember, Cinderella, " warned her fairy godmother, "you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember." "Of course, I'll remember, " said Cinderella, but as her coach carried her toward the ball, the warning was replaced in her mind with images of dancing and music.
2. You are the apple to my eye
3. Words or phrases that actually mean the opposite of what they say; sarcasm.
4. The words at the end of the first two lines
5. Language that has meaning beyond the literal meaning; also known as "figures of speech"Examples:simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification
6. What is this an example of? In the fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the mother is concerned for her safety
7. Complete the Simile:As cold as .....
8. Situational irony is when when the speaker says something in sharp contrast to his or her actual meaning
9. Suzy slipped the silver sword through the sack.
10. Characters, settings, images, or motifs that stand in place for a bigger idea
11. The was a composer or character feels, conveyed by word choice.
12. What instrument does Hans play to earn extra income?
13. Everything that happens as a result of the climax, including wrapping up of plot points, questions being answers, and character development.
14. Repetition of vowel sounds when consonant sounds are unlike
15. Tools that writers use to enhance their writing (e.g., irony, metaphor, imagery, etc.)
16. Diction depends on topic, purpose, and occasion.
17. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" what is the typeof literary device used here?
18. Qualities that are in sharp contrast to each other, greatly emphasizes the traits of each
19. Society is a wave. The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not. The same particle does not rise from the valley to the ridge. The words in BLUE are an example of
20. Literary devices are used in .....