Literary Device Examples | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Examples of literary devices multiple choice.

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Alliteration

Simile

Oxymoron

Irony

15

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

Foreshadowing

Imagery

Allusion

Allegory

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.

Anaphora

Parallelism

Juxtaposition

Euphemism

15

The world is a stage.

Hyperbole

Synecdoche

Metaphor

Personification

15

Her smile was like sunshine.

Consonance

Alliteration

Simile

Onomatopoeia

15

The trees danced in the wind.

Personification

Hyperbole

Symbolism

Foreshadowing

15

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Rhyme

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Irony

15

A fire station burns down.

Allegory

Oxymoron

Irony

Metaphor

15

The bees buzzed around the hive.

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Metonymy

Synecdoche

15

Bittersweet

Imagery

Tone

Oxymoron

Allegory

15

The use of a dove to represent peace.

Assonance

Juxtaposition

Symbolism

Allusion

15

A character mentions a bad omen that later comes true.

Consonance

Foreshadowing

Irony

Mood

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.

Anaphora

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Imagery

15

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Assonance

Consonance

Juxtaposition

Personification

15

The pitter-patter of raindrops.

Consonance

Synecdoche

Simile

Irony

15