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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;
3,204 Questions
What figure of speech is a conjunction?
A conjunction is not a figure of speech. Conjunctions are a class of words like verbs, nouns etc. They are commonly called joining 'words' their job is to link together two parts of a sentence.
The sun shone and everybody felt happy. The conjunction is and.
Foam brightens like dogwood now is an example?
"Foam brightens like dogwood," is an example of a simile. It makes a comparison between two things using like or as, thus is a simile.
1) Systems Engineering Computer Aided Design (Software)
2) Simultaneous Engineering by Concurrent Access of Data.
When a person goes with their first reaction?
A term with a positive spin is a gut reaction.
A term with a negative spin is a knee-jerk reaction.
The simple subject is deposit. The simple predicate is is called.
A genie is a spirit trapped in a bottle or oil lamp (in Arabian folklore) who can grant wishes when summoned.
A word used to describe a color which is intense and glaring?
A descriptive word for a color that is intense and blaring could be "Brilliant."
What is the homophone of pear?
Pear = noun, a tree of the genus Pyrus
Pair = noun, a set of two things
In rhetorical features what is the three part list?
three-part list is a typical rhetorical structure which is used, as others, to help scripted speech in what is its prime aim: to convey a message and convince the audience of a point of view.
"I came, I saw, I conquer" is known as a three-part list
It is known as a "tricolon"
Taking liberties with the truth to give a scene greater dramatic impact?
What you described is called poetic license.
How does Imagery help create Tone and mood in The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe?
The imagery creates a dreary, cold, and fearsome mood and tone to the story.
Example of Figurative Language?
I died when he chose me.
I fell down when the wind hit me.
I froze and became an icicle when the cold winter air touched my skin.
What is a word meaning 'not already supplied'?
not already supplied can be used in a sentence like when i inquired John about my sweet pies delivery, he told me that he has already deliverd pies at my home, but he did not already supplied any pies at my home
What is a proposition of policy?
A proposition of policy advocates a course of action. It asks an audience to endorse a policy or to commit themselves to a particular action. For more information visit http://changingminds.org/disciplines/argument/making_argument/proposition.htm
What does you feel like a million bucks mean?
When you feel like a million bucks it means that you feel really good both physically and mentally; in other words, 'feeling fine'.
It means to feel very, very good and happy.
What is the literary term for His feet were like two sores?
When you see "like" or "as" you are dealing with a simile - the way to remember is "AS ___ AS ___ = A Simile"
What is the other half of the word pair far and?
Near. The phrase is more commonly known as 'near and far'.
What does throw a monkey wrench in to the works mean?
It is my understanding it means to purposely "mess" things up or cause trouble so things to not go smoothly.
Example- "Judy thinks she is a shoe in to get the promotion at work, but I am going to throw in a monkey wrench and apply for the job also."
Fatal vision has many meanings. It is a true story about Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald. Fatal vision means that you pretty much can't see.
