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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
A host, of golden daffodils were dancing in the breeze.
Verbal Irony
Allusion
Personification
Symbolism
Simile
The apple that Snow White eats is a reference to the apple that Eve eats in the Bible because they were both poisonous.
Symbolism
Allusion
Dramatic Irony
Metaphor
Oxymoron
What type of irony is this?
Situational
Verbal
Dramatic
In Stargirl, a pebble in Stargirl's wagon was not just a pebble, but each represented happiness.
Oxymoron
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Symbolism
Verbal Irony
In Romeo and Juliet, the audience knows that Juliet is only asleep-not dead-but Romeo does not, and he kills himself.
Allusion
Dramatic Irony
Symbolism
Personification
Situational Irony
He was a wise fool.
I let out a silent scream.
He is an honest thief.
Hyperbole
Simile
Oxymoron
Symbolism
Imagery
I've told you a million times!
My mom's going to kill me if I don't clean my room!
OMG, your scream broke my ear drum!
Allusion
Imagery
Personification
Hyperbole
Verbal Irony
What type of irony is this?
Verbal irony
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
I didn't think things could get worse...boy, was I wrong.
Hyperbole
Verbal irony
Oxymoron
Allusion
Foreshadowing
The definition of an oxymoron is:
an exaggeration
a comparison between two things using like or as
a reference to something well-known to the audience (historical, biblical, cultural, or literary)
Two opposite meaning words that create a contradictory phrase
a picture or sign that represents something else such as an idea or emotion
The definition of an allusion is:
a reference to something that is famous or well-known, such as political figures or events, religious figures or events, literary works, or pop culture
When someone intentionally says the opposite of what they really mean
An exaggeration
A comparison between two things using the words as or like
A comparison between two things without using the words as or like
The definition of dramatic irony is:
A warning or hint of something to come
when the audience knows something a character or characters do not
when the opposite of what you expect to happen happens
a reference to something else that is famous or well-known, which could be political figures or events, religious figures or events, literary works, or pop culture
giving non-human objects human characteristics or abilities
The definition of symbolism is:
when someone intentionally says the opposite of what they really mean
a comparison between two things using the words like or as
an exaggeration
a sign or picture that represents something else, such as an idea or emotion
when the opposite of what you expect to happen happens
The definition of situational irony is:
an exaggeration
a hint or warning of something that is to come
when the audience/reader knows something that a character or characters do not know
two words that mean the opposite used together to create a contradictory phrase
when the opposite of what you expect to happen happens
The definition of verbal irony is:
a comparison of two things without using the words like or as
when non-human objects are given human abilities or characteristics
a reference to something else famous or well-known, such as political figures or events, religious figures or events, literary works, or pop culture
two words that mean the opposite used together to create a contradictory phrase
when someone intentionally says the opposite of what they mean
