Literary Techniques and Catcher in the Rye

Which literary technique is being used in the following sentence? The news hit me like a ton of bricks.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• foreshadowing

Words and/or phrases that appeal to the reader's senses of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. They bring a piece of text alive so that you can use your imagination to see, hear, feel, taste, or smell what is being described.

• metaphor

• personification

• imagery

• theme

Repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of words that are near to each other. Often used in poetry. (Example: Seven slippery snakes slithered sneakily southwards.)

• tone

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• He was as slow as a sloth.

• To Jane, the date was heaven on earth.

• She slowly sailed the silver ship to Santiago.

• Little did he know that the letter would change his life.

Deliberate exaggeration used for effect.

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Symbolism

"He works 24/7."

• Adverbs

• Hyperbole

• Imahery

• Metaphor

"She's always been the calculator in the family."

• Adverbs

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

This is an example of...

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Holden tells the reader that he's "the only really __ one" in their family (Salinger 67).

• dumb

• smart

• rebellious

• depressed

Who is Phoebe?

• She is Holden's little sister.
• She is an old friend of Holden's brother.
• She is Holden's aunt, in whom he confides.
• She is a playmate from his early childhood.