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Literary Devices Quiz 34 (20 MCQs)

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1. When non-living things are given living qualities.
2. A struggle between two opposing forces, typically a protagonist and an antagonist, is called .....
3. EXAMPLE:The color blue represents sadness or calmness.
4. What is this an example of? My mom turned into the Hulk when I told her I skipped school.
5. The author's message to the audience
6. Writers use this technique, of placing two opposing ideas side-by-side, to emphasize the differences between them.
7. ?-no answer
8. An indirect comparison using like or as
9. ..... is that you emphasise a non-human's characteristics by describing them with human attributes.
10. Any figurative language that draws upon our five senses.
11. A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth is a:
12. When you say the opposite of what you actually mean.
13. Refers to the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other idea in a written work to represent something else.
14. Identify the simile in the following sentence:The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky.
15. What is it called when you use surrounding words or phrases to figure out the meaning of an unknown word?
16. What is this a sample of:The sneaky, slimy, slippery snake slithered through the grass.
17. A contradictory phrase, like nicknaming a 6 foot guy "Tiny"
18. "Society is a joint-stock company in which the members agree for the better securing of his bread to each shareholder, to surrender the liberty and culture of the eater." The above passage is an example of
19. ..... :Something (such as an important idea or subject) that is repeated throughout a book, story, etc
20. You expect one thing to happen, but the complete opposite happens instead! (ex. A cat chasing a dog!)
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