Literary Devices Quiz 506 (20 MCQs)

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1. No matter how hard Oedipus tries to avoid it, he ends up marrying his own mother.
2. In written composition, is an attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
3. It takes place when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds.
4. A recurring element that has a symbolic role in the story; it often helps to develop the theme
5. A speech or address to someone who is not there. (Ex:When Juliet calls for Romeo when he is not there.)
6. A fire station burning down is an example of ..... (Where were the firemen?!)
7. "Come Liberty, though cheerful sound, Roll through my ravished ears!Come, let my joys be drowned, And drive away my fears.Say unto foul oppression, Cease:Ye tyrants rage no more.And let the joyful trump of peace, Now bid the vassal soar!"The speaker's relationship with Liberty is one of .....
8. A character that shows qualities that are in contrast with the qualities of another character with the objective to highlight the traits of both characters
9. The darkness was a blanket that both smothered and comforted.
10. This is a thing, person, or place that is presented as a representation of a larger meaning.
11. The use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas.
12. Language that appeals to our five senses:smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing
13. He thought and played like a child (page 30)
14. What is an informational genre?
15. Suddenly we heard a loud noise "bang, bang, bang" we had never heard it before
16. Part B:How do these lines contribute to the development of the poem?
17. The sound of the crying baby raised the hairs on my arms and put chills down my spine.
18. "Art follows lunch, like dream follows nightmare" (9)
19. An overused phrase, such as "busy as a bee" is called
20. To show or indicate what may happen in the future .....