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Literary Devices and Figures of Speech

Includes questions related to rules and methods used in literature and using words, terms and sentences in figurative or nonliteral ways;

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What are 4 examples of figure of speech?

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simile=compares of two entity with the use of as & like.

ex.her soul is as clean as newly washed garment.

metaphor=comparison w/o the use of like or as.

ex.a sea of troubles

apostrophe=the writer addressed a person who is usually either absent,deceases,an inaminate object or an abstarct thing.

ex.what ail's you,o see that you flee.

What are examples of figure of speech understatement?

A rhetorical statement is any statement that is intended to not have any feedback, output, or response to it.

What is the difference between figurative language and literal language?

figure of speech: is a rhetorical device that achieves a special effect by using words in distinctive ways.

Figurative language is a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language for the sake of comparison, emphasis, clarity, or freshness.

These two literary terms are the same thing. They're synonyms.

What is the literacy percentage in the United States?

List of countries by literacy rate

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The literacy percentage in the United States is 99.0% as of 2009, ranked 19

What 5 example of figure speech?

She is like a moonbeam on the waves.

They are fighting like cats and dogs.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

I am so tired that my butt is dragging.

He is so old that one foot is in the grave.

I wouldn't do that in a million years.

She eats like a bird.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

How many men on a dead man's chest?

If you mean who was singing that song in the second film named "Dead Man's Chest," it was Joshamee Gibbs

Which figure of speech gives inanimate objects or ideas humanlike qualities?

"Personification" is the term for giving inanimate objects or ideas human characteristics.

What are some examples of apostrophe sentences as figures of speech?

apostrophe: addressing something absent or not human as if it were there or could answer back. example: (to a clock) why aren't you moving faster?

What are some old adages?

a stitch in time saves nine. To many cooks spoil the broth. Waste not, want not. Look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves. Dont count your chickens before they are hatched. A bad penny always turns up. A cat may look at a King. A chain in no stronger that its weakest link. A fool and his money are soon parted. A jack of all trades is master on none. A kingdom was lost for the sake of a nail. A man in known by the company he keeps. A picture is worth a thousand words. Actions speak louder than words. All roads lead to Rome. All that glisters is not gold. Whats is done is done. It takes two to tango, It is an ill wind that blows no good. It is a long road that has no turning.....and many many more

Big bad bear is an example of what figurative language?

This phrase is an example of the literary device alliteration, or repeated consonant sounds.

What is an example of pathetic fallacy?

pathetic fallacy is when you match your mood to the weather 1 example is:

  • he was miserable when it started to rain
  • she was gloomy when thunder struck
  • joyful tears came to Emily's eyes when the sun had come out and a rainbow appeared.

An example of contradiction?

flat fifth notes/ c note plus g flat note /or /g flat note plus c note

How can you use the word bat as verb?

I use a BAT to play softball.

When I was seven I dreamed of seeing a BAT.

BAT is the homograph word.

What is the word for A group of three?

Tri

because if you have three like a triangle it has 3 sides so if you have 3 numbers its tri

What are examples of figurative language in the book flush?

I know two

1."The rain drumming off the roof"

Personification

Page 69

2."Bald like a Bowling ball"

Simile

Page 70