Part 2 Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced

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A statement that contradicts itself is the definition of which term?

• irony

• oxymoron

• juxtaposition

• paradox

• onomatopoeia

An inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one is the definition of what term?

• inversion

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing

• euphemism

• flashback

Witty language used to convey insults or scorn is the definition of which term?

• parody

• personification

• pun

• repetition

• sarcasm

Answer explanation

A transition in a story to an earlier event or scene is the definition of what term?

• inversion

• hyperbole

• foreshadowing

• euphemism

• flashback

Using part of something to refer to the whole thing is the definition of which term?

• satire

• simile

• synecdoche

• symbolism

Conjoined contradictory terms is the definition of which term?

• irony

• oxymoron

• juxtaposition

• paradox

• onomatopoeia

A humorous play on words is the definition of which term?

• parody

• personification

• pun

• repetition

• sarcasm

Answer explanation

The act of positioning close together is the definition of which term?

• irony

• oxymoron

• juxtaposition

• paradox

• onomatopoeia

A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things is the definition of which term?

• satire

• simile

• synecdoche

• symbolism