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Which of the following literary devices involves attributing human qualities to inanimate objects?
Which of the following literary devices involves attributing human qualities to inanimate objects?
- Symbolism
- Paradox
- Metaphor
- Pathetic fallacy (correct)
In dramatic irony, who typically knows something that a character does not?
In dramatic irony, who typically knows something that a character does not?
- The character's best friend
- The author
- The narrator
- The audience (correct)
What literary device is displayed in the sentence 'I have a million things to do today'?
What literary device is displayed in the sentence 'I have a million things to do today'?
- Hyperbole (correct)
- Foreshadowing
- Flashback
- Alliteration
Which literary device involves putting two contradictory words together for a striking effect?
Which literary device involves putting two contradictory words together for a striking effect?
Which element is used to create the prevailing feeling in a story known as the atmosphere or mood?
Which element is used to create the prevailing feeling in a story known as the atmosphere or mood?
What type of language is used in short stories, essays, modern plays, and novels?
What type of language is used in short stories, essays, modern plays, and novels?
What literary device is employed when 'She sells seashells by the seashore' is used?
What literary device is employed when 'She sells seashells by the seashore' is used?
Which literary device involves a comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
Which literary device involves a comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?
In literature, what does foreshadowing aim to achieve?
In literature, what does foreshadowing aim to achieve?
What is the purpose of using symbols in literature?
What is the purpose of using symbols in literature?
Which element can be used to explain a character's motivation in a story?
Which element can be used to explain a character's motivation in a story?
'He was as strong as Hercules' is an example of what literary device?
'He was as strong as Hercules' is an example of what literary device?
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