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Examples of literary devices multiple choice.

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Irony

Simile

Oxymoron

Alliteration

15

She was a modern-day Cinderella, hoping her fairy godmother would come to her rescue.

Allusion

Allegory

Foreshadowing

Imagery

15

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills.

Parallelism

Euphemism

Juxtaposition

Anaphora

15

The world is a stage.

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Synecdoche

Personification

15

Her smile was like sunshine.

Simile

Consonance

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

15

The trees danced in the wind.

Hyperbole

Symbolism

Foreshadowing

Personification

15

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Irony

Rhyme

Alliteration

Hyperbole

15

A fire station burns down.

Metaphor

Oxymoron

Allegory

Irony

15

The bees buzzed around the hive.

Assonance

Onomatopoeia

Metonymy

Synecdoche

15

Bittersweet

Tone

Allegory

Oxymoron

Imagery

15

The use of a dove to represent peace.

Assonance

Allusion

Symbolism

Juxtaposition

15

A character mentions a bad omen that later comes true.

Foreshadowing

Mood

Consonance

Irony

15

Animal Farm by George Orwell is actually about the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.

Allusion

Euphemism

Metaphor

Allegory

15

The golden sun was setting behind the mountains, painting the sky with streaks of orange and pink.

Alliteration

Imagery

Anaphora

Hyperbole

15

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Assonance

Juxtaposition

Consonance

Personification

15

The pitter-patter of raindrops.

Consonance

Synecdoche

Simile

Irony

15