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Examples of literary devices multiple choice.

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Irony

Simile

Alliteration

Oxymoron

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

Allegory

Foreshadowing

Imagery

Allusion

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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.

Juxtaposition

Anaphora

Euphemism

Parallelism

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The world is a stage.

Hyperbole

Synecdoche

Personification

Metaphor

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Her smile was like sunshine.

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Simile

Consonance

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The trees danced in the wind.

Hyperbole

Personification

Symbolism

Foreshadowing

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Irony

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Rhyme

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A fire station burns down.

Oxymoron

Irony

Metaphor

Allegory

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The bees buzzed around the hive.

Onomatopoeia

Synecdoche

Assonance

Metonymy

15

Bittersweet

Imagery

Allegory

Oxymoron

Tone

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The use of a dove to represent peace.

Assonance

Juxtaposition

Allusion

Symbolism

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A character mentions a bad omen that later comes true.

Irony

Mood

Consonance

Foreshadowing

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

Allegory

Euphemism

Metaphor

Allusion

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

Imagery

Alliteration

Anaphora

Hyperbole

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The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Assonance

Personification

Juxtaposition

Consonance

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The pitter-patter of raindrops.

Consonance

Simile

Synecdoche

Irony

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