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Literary Devices Quiz 310 (20 MCQs)

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1. Delay of a word until the next line
2. Which sentence is the best example of a theme?
3. When two opposing words are placed side by side to create an effect. For example:pretty ugly, civil war, awfully good.
4. What if I fell asleep on the dark platform again and the train pulled out and I was left alone?
5. Which literary device is a statement that appears to be contradictory but upon reflection makes a lot of sense?
6. The ..... normally begins with an inciting incident, or a moment that sets your story into action.
7. Narrator speaks directly to the reader; least common; "you"
8. What is the term for language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation?
9. Brown Girl Dreaming is what type of writing?
10. Hints that something is going to happen in the story Ex. "Zoom in. Zoom in more. A little more. A boy, grainy. Facedown on the pavement. A man above him. Fists raining like stones. Howling. Lights and sirens. Blood on the street. The boy is still moving. And then he is not."
11. Saying "passed away" rather than "died" is an example of what?
12. Base that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece. It links all aspects of literary work with one another and is basically the main subject.
13. "Heavy clouds crowding, a society storming."What poetic device is this an example of?
14. Patrick lunged at the man, hitting him with a right hook.
15. "Juliet is the sun."What poetic device is this an example of?
16. When an author uses a memory, or goes back in time.
17. A writer's attitude, which is revealed through word choice
18. The technique of hinting about something that will occur later in the story
19. The phrase 'as brave as a lion' is an example of .....
20. Which of the following in NOT a metaphor?
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