Literary Devices Quiz 51 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which word means "a comparison using like or as" ?
2. What is the second step in exploding sentences?
3. In war the strong make slaves of the weak, and in peace the rich make slaves of the poor.
4. Highest point of interest; turning point of the story is known as which plot element?
5. "My father climbs the stairs says the lasagna looks like dog meat, but he eats two servings." ..... "Eating in Silence" "Looks like dog meat" is an example of:
6. The wall stared at me silently is an example of .....
7. The sequence of events that make up a story
8. What is euphemism?
9. An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say. (example:that was a peice of cake!)
10. Nearly 25% of all car accidents are caused by drivers using cell phones while driving.
11. Marcy sat in class, drumming her fingers on her desk. Thinking back to that morning, she felt remorse over the way she had talked to her mom. Marcy's character traits are revealed through her .....
12. The goldfish looked like butterscotch candies in the water.
13. After the walk through the dessert, Kim's tongue felt dry as a bone. What are the words in blue an example of?
14. Which is an example of oxymoron?
15. An interruption in the present action of a story to tell about something that happened in the past is .....
16. THE PIE MADE A SPLAT WHEN IT HIT THE GROUND
17. The use of conjunctions ..... usually AND ..... between every item in a list
18. I have a ton of homework
19. I know Caroline wants Edwin to eat more vegetables but honestly she's beating a dead horse.
20. Main character put against another character