Literary Devices Quiz

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What literary device is used in the phrase 'the prodigal son, the black sheep of the family, has returned home'?

  • Personification
  • Metaphor (correct)
  • Simile
  • Hyperbole

What literary device is exemplified by the phrase 'Two heads are better than one'?

  • Hyperbole
  • Synecdoche (correct)
  • Metaphor
  • Simile

What does 'Dead Stars' by Paz Marquez Benitez symbolize?

  • End of a romantic era
  • Hope for the future
  • Love of Alfredo for Julia (correct)
  • Death of a celestial body

What does the phrase 'reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man' exemplify?

<p>Parallelism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a euphemism?

<p>An indirect, polite way of describing something inappropriate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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