IEO Literary Devices and Figures of Speech 3

Question 1

The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of nearby words, as in 'the last blast,' is called:

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Consonance

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Alliteration

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Assonance

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Rhyme

Question 2

Which of the following is the best example of a simile?

Accepted Answer

Her smile is as bright as sunshine.

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My room is a pigsty.

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The thunder roared angrily.

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The homework crushed my spirit.

Question 3

Situational irony occurs when:

Accepted Answer

What actually happens is the opposite of what was expected.

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Words mean the opposite of what they say.

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The audience knows something the characters do not.

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A character says something that contradicts themselves.

Question 4

An extended metaphor that tells a story with symbolic characters and events is called:

Accepted Answer

Allegory

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Analogy

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Allusion

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Anecdote

Question 5

'The stars winked at us from above' is an example of:

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Personification

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Simile

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Metaphor

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Hyperbole

Question 6

'She sells seashells by the seashore' is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

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Assonance

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Consonance

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Onomatopoeia

Question 7

Verbal irony is best described as:

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A speaker saying the opposite of what they actually mean.

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Events turning out opposite to what was expected.

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The audience knowing more than the characters in a story.

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Two contradictory ideas existing in the same statement.