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Literary Devices Quiz 41 (20 MCQs)

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1. "Love is a battlefield" is an example of
2. I am dying of shame.
3. One who tells lies, conceals information, misjudges with respect to the narrative
4. "Your teeth are like stars; they come out at night."What poetic device is this an example of?
5. "The clock was glaring at me" is an example of .....
6. "The sibilant snake slithered silently through the grass." This line from a poem is an example of:
7. A metrical foot made up of 2 long syllables ( ..... )
8. "Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."
9. The landlady's dog and parrot are stuffed.
10. What is an Critical Inquiry?
11. Mr Smith has 4 daughters. Each of his daughters has a brother. How many children does Mr Smith have?
12. In Greek mythology, Achilles's mother dips him in a river that protects his body wherever it touches. His heel does not get wet, so it is the one part of his body left unprotected. During the Trojan War, an arrow hits Achilles in the heel and kills him.Red velvet cupcakes were Stacy's Achilles's heel when she was trying to eat more healthily. In the above sentence "Achilles's heel" is an example of a
13. Giving human characteristics to something nonhuman
14. He was crazy as a fox.
15. Which literary device is shown here?4 adfuit ille quidem, sed nec sollemnia verba5 nec laetos vultus nec felix attulit omen.
16. An exaggerated way of saying something not intended to be taken literally in order to prove a point
17. Select the example of a metaphor.
18. The phrase "dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before" is an example of which literary device?
19. What do you call language that is slang or informal, such as giving someone a "guilt trip" or getting something "messed up."
20. Using a mild or gentle phrase instead of a blunt, embarrassing, or painful one
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