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Part 2 Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Advanced

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Did you study for this test????

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe So

2.

A statement that contradicts itself is the definition of which term?

a)

irony

b)

oxymoron

c)

juxtaposition

d)

paradox

e)

onomatopoeia

3.

An inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one is the definition of what term?

a)

inversion

b)

hyperbole

c)

foreshadowing

d)

euphemism

e)

flashback

4.

Witty language used to convey insults or scorn is the definition of which term?

a)

parody

b)

personification

c)

pun

d)

repetition

e)

sarcasm

5.

A transition in a story to an earlier event or scene is the definition of what term?

a)

inversion

b)

hyperbole

c)

foreshadowing

d)

euphemism

e)

flashback

6.

Using part of something to refer to the whole thing is the definition of which term?

a)

satire

b)

simile

c)

synecdoche

d)

symbolism

7.

Conjoined contradictory terms is the definition of which term?

a)

irony

b)

oxymoron

c)

juxtaposition

d)

paradox

e)

onomatopoeia

8.

A humorous play on words is the definition of which term?

a)

parody

b)

personification

c)

pun

d)

repetition

e)

sarcasm

9.

The act of positioning close together is the definition of which term?

a)

irony

b)

oxymoron

c)

juxtaposition

d)

paradox

e)

onomatopoeia

10.

A figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things is the definition of which term?

a)

satire

b)

simile

c)

synecdoche

d)

symbolism

11.

The reversal of the normal order of words is the definition of what term?

a)

inversion

b)

hyperbole

c)

foreshadowing

d)

euphemism

e)

flashback

12.

Representing an abstract quality or idea as a human is the definition of which term?

a)

parody

b)

personification

c)

pun

d)

repetition

e)

sarcasm

13.

How difficult was this test????

a)

Very Hard

b)

Hard

c)

Neutral

d)

Easy

e)

Very Easy