MAke a quiz about these literary devices; simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, pun, imagery, oxymoron, onomatopeia
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- Q1Which literary device is exemplified in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?oxymoronsimilehyperbolepersonification30s
- Q2What literary device is used in the phrase 'He is as brave as a lion'?punsimilemetaphorhyperbole30s
- Q3Which literary device is demonstrated in the statement 'This room is an oven'?imageryoxymoronmetaphoronomatopoeia30s
- Q4What literary device is illustrated by the phrase 'The stars danced in the night sky'?personificationimageryhyperbolepun30s
- Q5What literary device is used in the expression 'I could sleep for a year'?metaphorpunhyperbolesimile30s
- Q6Which literary device is exemplified by the phrase 'bittersweet'?similepersonificationmetaphoroxymoron30s
- Q7What literary device is represented by the word 'buzz' in the phrase 'The bees buzzed around the garden'?onomatopoeiametaphorhyperboleimagery30s
- Q8What literary device is illustrated in the phrase 'He has a heart of stone'?personificationmetaphorsimilehyperbole30s
- Q9Which literary device is used when someone says, 'I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right'?punoxymoronpersonificationhyperbole30s
- Q10What literary device is exemplified by the phrase 'The calm before the storm'?hyperbolesimileoxymoronpersonification30s
- Q11Which literary device uses 'like' or 'as' to make a comparison?hyperbolesimilepersonificationmetaphor30s
- Q12What literary device involves giving human traits to non-human objects?oxymoronpersonificationmetaphorimagery30s
- Q13Which literary device is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?similehyperbolepunmetaphor30s
- Q14What is the term for a play on words that exploits multiple meanings for humorous or rhetorical effect?imagerysimilepunhyperbole30s
- Q15Which literary device uses vivid descriptions to create mental images for the reader?imageryoxymorononomatopoeiapersonification30s