Crucible Literary Devices Review

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What is a symbol?

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A person, object, or event that represents something beyond its literal meaning.

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What literary device is used in the phrase: 'I should hang ten thousand that should dare to rise against the law.'?

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hyperbole

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What literary device is used in the phrase: 'She is a lump of vanity.'?

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metaphor

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What did Senator Joseph McCarthy claim in the 1950s?

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Claimed hundreds of government employees were communists.

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What does the phrase 'Achilles heel' allude to?

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The myth of Achilles whose heel was the only part of him that was mortal. It was his weakness.

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What is an allusion?

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

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Define hyperbole.

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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What is a simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.