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Literary Devices Quiz 98 (20 MCQs)

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1. When one says something but means the opposite
2. The emotional atmosphere of a piece-how the reader "feels"
3. A series of words in quick succession that all start with the same letter or sound.
4. Which literary device refers to the succession of words with similar sounds?
5. "When they pulled into a gas station, it was as though they'd arrived at the finest restaurant in the world."
6. Compares two things NOT using like or as
7. A statement that is seemingly contradictory and yet is perhaps true.
8. A flasback is a
9. Something-a person, object, situation, or action which has a literal meaning and a symbolic meaning
10. Any person, object, or action that has additional meaning beyond itself
11. What is the action verb in the sentence? I believe it will rain today.
12. "America is a melting pot" is an example of
13. "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and "philosophers and divines." The above passage is an example of
14. A literary device that is used step-by-step in literature to highlight and explain the details of a character in a story.
15. Example:If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll die!
16. Basically what Yorick's skull in Hamlet is.
17. A writer's or speaker's choice of words
18. There was a young lady of station "I love man" was her sole exclamation But when men cried, "You flatter" She replied, "Oh! no matter Isle of Man is the true explanation.
19. This is a short comment that a character delivers directly to the audience but the other characters can't hear
20. An attitude or feeling associated with a word
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