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Literary Devices

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    any authors won't simply come out and say exactly what they mean in their works; they use a variety of techniques and devices to enrich their work and make it more interesting. See
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  • "The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique? Paradox Personification Simile Oxymoron
    Simile
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  • "The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool? Metonymy Simile Personification Inference
    Personification
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  • "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
    hyperbole
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  • "The road was a ribbon of moonlight," is an example of which of these literary techniques? Personification Oxymoron Metaphor Inference
    metaphor
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  • Intelligent conclusion drawn by the reader based on clues and observations is called a(n) __________? Literary Guess Guess and Check Inference Estimate
    Inference
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  • 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
    Dramatic Irony
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  • "Flaming ice" is an example of what literary technique? Oxymoron Synecdoche Simile Metonymy
    Oxymoron
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  • "I simultaneously composed and destroyed the opera while writing it" is an example of what kind of literary device? Metonymy Personification Metaphor Paradox
    Paradox
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  • 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...
    Foreshadowing
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  • "Up went the bacon strips" is an example of what literary technique? (This technique is used more often in poetry.) Paradox Simile Inversion Metaphor
    Inversion
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  • "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
    Synecdoche is a literary device employed where one part represents the whole.
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