"I simultaneously composed and destroyed the opera while writing it" is an example of what kind of literary device? Metonymy Personification Metaphor Paradox

My mother always told me never to get close to any danger, as that would be dancing with the devil. Little did I know that in my professional ballroom dancing career, that is exactly what I would do." What literary device is used here? F...

"The road was a ribbon of moonlight," is an example of which of these literary techniques? Personification Oxymoron Metaphor Inference

"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is an example of what type of literary device? Paradox Personification Hyperbole Metaphor

When the audience of a story knows more than the characters involved, what type of irony is employed? Ironic Twist Verbal Irony Dramatic Irony Irony of the Situation

"A dozen tight fists pounded the criminal's clavicle (collar bone)" uses a unique type of metaphor. Which of these types of metaphor is said type? Oxymoron Synechdoche

"Up went the bacon strips" is an example of what literary technique? (This technique is used more often in poetry.) Paradox Simile Inversion Metaphor

Intelligent conclusion drawn by the reader based on clues and observations is called a(n) __________? Literary Guess Guess and Check Inference Estimate

"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique? Paradox Personification Simile Oxymoron

"Flaming ice" is an example of what literary technique? Oxymoron Synecdoche Simile Metonymy

"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool? Metonymy Simile Personification Inference