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Examples of literary devices multiple choice.

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

Alliteration

Simile

Oxymoron

Irony

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She was a modern-day Cinderella, hoping her fairy godmother would come to her rescue.

Foreshadowing

Allegory

Allusion

Imagery

15

We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills.

Parallelism

Euphemism

Anaphora

Juxtaposition

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The world is a stage.

Hyperbole

Synecdoche

Metaphor

Personification

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Her smile was like sunshine.

Simile

Alliteration

Consonance

Onomatopoeia

15

The trees danced in the wind.

Hyperbole

Personification

Foreshadowing

Symbolism

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Alliteration

Irony

Hyperbole

Rhyme

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A fire station burns down.

Irony

Allegory

Metaphor

Oxymoron

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The bees buzzed around the hive.

Metonymy

Synecdoche

Assonance

Onomatopoeia

15

Bittersweet

Imagery

Tone

Allegory

Oxymoron

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The use of a dove to represent peace.

Symbolism

Juxtaposition

Assonance

Allusion

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A character mentions a bad omen that later comes true.

Foreshadowing

Consonance

Mood

Irony

15

Animal Farm by George Orwell is actually about the Russian Revolution and its aftermath.

Euphemism

Allegory

Allusion

Metaphor

15

The golden sun was setting behind the mountains, painting the sky with streaks of orange and pink.

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Anaphora

Imagery

15

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Juxtaposition

Assonance

Personification

Consonance

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The pitter-patter of raindrops.

Simile

Irony

Consonance

Synecdoche

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