Advanced Literary Devices Examination

Test your mastery of literary devices in a demanding format.

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CategoryArts & Literature
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Quiz Questions

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  1. 1

    Which device gives nonhuman elements human feelings or actions?

    Question 1
  2. 2

    A part standing for the whole, such as 'wheels' for a car, exemplifies which figure?

    Question 2
  3. 3

    Repeating the same initial consonant sound in neighboring words is called what?

    Question 3
  4. 4

    A softened swear used to avoid vulgarity illustrates which literary technique?

    Question 4
  5. 5

    When an author flips the usual word order for emphasis, which device is employed?

    Question 5
  6. 6

    The use of an understated negative statement to convey a positive meaning is known as?

    Question 6
  7. 7

    Which term describes the deliberate use of a phrase that sounds like a word with an opposite meaning?

    Question 7
  8. 8

    A question posed for effect rather than an answer exemplifies which rhetorical device?

    Question 8
  9. 9

    When a statement subtly understates its subject, often through a negative, it is called?

    Question 9

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