Exploring Literary Devices in Swift
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What literary device is used in the repeated phrase/word "Of..." in "A Modest Proposal"?
Alliteration
Anaphora
Metaphor
Simile
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.11-12.8
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is demonstrated by the anecdote about beggars in the streets?
Hyperbole
Anecdote
Irony
Allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The mention of "the Pretender in Spain" is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor
Allusion
Irony
Anaphora
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the literary device used when conjunctions are omitted in a list, as seen in "advancing our trade, providing for infants, relieving the poor, and giving some pleasure to the rich"?
Asyndeton
Polysyndeton
Anaphora
Hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is used in the statement about a child making "two dishes at an entertainment for friends"?
Pathos
Dark Humor
Ethos
Logos
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the author establish ethos in "A Modest Proposal"?
By using statistical data
By presenting a common observable scene
By making a personal confession
By quoting famous philosophers
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which literary device is used to hint at future suggestions in the essay?
Foreshadowing
Irony
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
CCSS.RL.7.3
CCSS.RL.8.3
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
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