Literary Devices in Fahrenheit 451

What literary device does Ray Bradbury frequently use in Fahrenheit 451 to refer to historical events, famous individuals, or well-known works of art/literature?

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which original reference is alluded to in the passage "Play the man Master Ridley; we shall this day light a candle, by God's grace, in England, as I trust shall never be put out" from Fahrenheit 451?

• Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels

• Hugh Latimer

• The Constitution

• The Bible

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

In Fahrenheit 451, which work is alluded to with the quote "And on either side of the river there was a tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations"?

• Lord of the Flies

• Julius Caesar

• The Constitution

• Revelation 22:2

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which character from a well-known work is alluded to in the phrase "He saw their Cheshire cat smiles burning through the walls of the house" in Fahrenheit 451?

• Jonathan Swift

• Julius Caesar

• Alice in Wonderland

• Icarus and Daedalus

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which character from a historical or literary context is referenced in the statement: "There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, for I am arm’d so strong in honesty that they pass me as an idle wind, which I respect not!"?

• Julius Caesar

• Hugh Latimer

• Jonathan Swift

• Nicholas Ridley

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3