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Examples of literary devices multiple choice.

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Alliteration

Simile

Irony

Oxymoron

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

Foreshadowing

Allusion

Imagery

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.

Parallelism

Euphemism

Anaphora

Juxtaposition

15

The world is a stage.

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Synecdoche

Personification

15

Her smile was like sunshine.

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Simile

Consonance

15

The trees danced in the wind.

Foreshadowing

Symbolism

Personification

Hyperbole

15

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Alliteration

Irony

Rhyme

Hyperbole

15

A fire station burns down.

Allegory

Metaphor

Oxymoron

Irony

15

The bees buzzed around the hive.

Onomatopoeia

Assonance

Metonymy

Synecdoche

15

Bittersweet

Oxymoron

Imagery

Tone

Allegory

15

The use of a dove to represent peace.

Allusion

Juxtaposition

Symbolism

Assonance

15

A character mentions a bad omen that later comes true.

Mood

Consonance

Foreshadowing

Irony

15

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

Euphemism

Metaphor

Allusion

Allegory

15

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

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Anaphora

Imagery

15

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Assonance

Consonance

Juxtaposition

Personification

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The pitter-patter of raindrops.

Irony

Simile

Synecdoche

Consonance

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