What is the definition of "metaphor"?
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9th - 12th Grade
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Brianne Kollmorgen
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Use of one part to refer to the whole, or the whole to refer to the part.
A language that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.
Two unlike objects compared by identifying or substituting one with other without using like or as
A number, a word, a sentence, a symbol, or even signs that can be read forward as well as backward, or in reverse order with the same effects and meanings.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the definition of "hyperbole"?
Literary device that creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration.
Creates a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike, along with illustrating a larger point due to their commonalities
A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning
literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the definition of "metonymy"?
A literary device signifying a story or drama that presents an admirable or courageous character that confronts powerful forces inside and/or outside of themselves.
A figurative meaning to get words to mean more than they normally would by layering figurative meanings and associations onto a word's literal meaning.
A rhetorical or literary device in which a writer compares or contrasts two people, places, things, or ideas.
A short form of literary composition based on a single subject matter, and often gives the personal opinion of the author.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the definition of a "simile"?
Style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer
A form of language that has no formal metrical structure
A statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense
A direct comparison between things, which have one or more points in common and be recognized by the use of the word ‘like’ and ‘as’
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the definition of "personification"?
Giving human characteristic to an object
A literary device that can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end.
A literary device that implies comparison or contrast.
An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the definition of "irony"?
An expression that is trite, worn-out, and overused
An indirect or a subtle observation about a thing or a person
A literary device that is also known as a “play on words
Contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What is the definition of "litotes"?
A form of poetry such as sonnet or elegy
A literary device that involves intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work
A phrase that utilizes negative wording or terms to express a positive assertion or statement
A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice-versa
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