Romeo and Juliet Literary Devices

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'

• A type of simile

• A literal statement

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A metaphor

• A simile

• An analogy

• A hyperbole

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Which of the following sentences is a simile?

• The sun is a golden ball.

• Her voice was like honey.

• He is a lion in battle.

• The stars danced in the sky.

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Identify the words that are commonly used to form a simile.

• like

• as

• and

• or

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Personification is:

• a type of metaphor where human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas

• a figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis

• a literary device that uses contradictory statements

• a form of irony where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning

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What is alliteration?

• A literary device involving the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

• A type of metaphor used in poetry.

• A form of rhyme scheme in poetry.

• A narrative technique used in novels.

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Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

• She sells seashells by the seashore

• A stitch in time saves nine

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What is dramatic irony?

• When the audience knows something the characters don't.

• When the characters know something the audience doesn't.

• When both the audience and characters know everything.

• When neither the audience nor the characters know anything.

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A pun is a play on words that exploits the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

• A type of fruit

• A play on words

• A musical instrument

• A dance move

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Which of the following is an example of a pun?

• A) "Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

• B) "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

• C) "To be or not to be, that is the question."

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