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English 15 Public

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What is the literary device in the sentence: "Outside, the torrential rain poured like a waterfall"?

Simile

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What is the literary device in the sentence: "There was a roaring silence outside after the storm swept through the town."?

oxymoron

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What is the literary device in the sentence: "There was a swoosh then a plop when the pot of soup fell on the kitchen floor."?

Onomatopoeia

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When the author says what they mean indirectly, as a way of softening the impact of what is being said, they use _________.

euphemism

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_________ is the device with two contradictory words together in a sentence.

oxymoron

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___________ is a statement that at first seems false or contradictory but, upon further investigation, might be true or likely.

paradox

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Writers use ____________ to create a contrast between how things seem and how they really are.

irony

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A piece of information used to advantage. What's the idiom?

The ace up my sleeve

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A potentially perilous/extremely dangerous situation. What's the idiom?

An accident waiting to happen

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To put an end to fun. What's the idiom?

To rain on your parade

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An author uses a series of words that start with the same sound to create a rhythm with the words. What's the literary device?

Alliteration

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An author references a famous person to build a connection with the readers. What's the literary device?

Allusion

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To be noticeably different from others. What's the idiom?

To stand out like a sore thumb.

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Difficult to accept. What's the idiom?

Hard to swallow

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To meet expectations. What's the idiom?

To cut the mustard.

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