Literary Devices Quiz 398 (20 MCQs)

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1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. (a general, figurative comparison)
2. Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
3. Name that literary device:I sat and listened as the ocean murmured in the distance.
4. Don't be such a Romeo (an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly)
5. Starting several words in a row with the same letter or sound
6. No other alternative.
7. The snow was a blanket covering the ground.
8. "You ain't nothin' but a hound dog Quit snoopin' 'round my door You can wag your tail But I ain't gonna feed you no more"
9. A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
10. "Some issues need to be addressed like envelopes" is an example of .....
11. The emotional response that the text is supposed to make you feel.
12. Name the literary device used:Lennie Small is not physically a small man.
13. She was unstoppable on the soccer field, she was Buena's personal Wonder Woman.
14. Why would an author use repetition in his/her/their writing?
15. What is the literary device that refers to a line break that interrupts the flow of a sentence?
16. A play on words; a humorous use of a word that has different meanings or of two or more words with the same or nearly the same sound but different meanings.
17. Which of the following nouns is a person?
18. My love for you is as deep as the ocean.
19. "Verbal Irony is where one thing is expected but the other thing is what happens"
20. We have a responsibility to care for this poor lost dog.