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Literary Devices Quiz 105 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Then he kissed her. At his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower." (from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby)
2. This is a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas.
3. The use of words that mimic the sounds they represent.
4. Which word means "very surprised?"
5. A comparison between two unlike things with a similar background; Shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel.
6. Narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of one character
7. What is a polite, indirect expression used to replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite, or which suggest something unpleasant?
8. Which of these is an example of irony?
9. The brown grass was begging for water.
10. Two characters who have opposite personalities reveal the traits of the other character, like Cinderella and her stepsisters.
11. The cake Shelly bought was as sweet as
12. "She's as strong as a bear."
13. Cost an arm and a leg
14. The character that is trying to overcome adversity
15. How an author uses language; the combined defining elements of how language is used within a literary work by an author.
16. Vivid descriptions that appeal to a reader's 5 senses
17. Associations people make with words that go beyond the literal or dictionary definition.
18. The use of humor, reversal, exaggeration, or incongruity to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues is .....
19. A person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself
20. When a protagonist has a strong belief against the majority of the community or surroundings and decides to act on it.
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