Literary Devices JO You wont be sorry if

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You won’t be sorry if you pass this test. A. B. C. D. E. Litotes Juxtaposition Loose Sentence Local Color Metonymy

“Yes, ‘en I’s rich now, come to look at it. I owns mysef, and I’s wuth eight hun’d dollars” (Twain 52). A. B. C. D. E. Litotes Juxtaposition Loose Sentence Local Color Metonymy

O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright! / It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night; Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope’s ear- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare A. B. C. D. E. Litotes Juxtaposition Loose Sentence Local Color Metonymy

We are waiting for the White House to tell us their position. A. B. C. D. E. Litotes Juxtaposition Loose Sentence Local Color Metonymy

The calf stood still, its chocolaty eyes gazing at the serene scene, flicking its tail now and then to ward off flies, stooping to lick from the salt block all its crystallized, mineral goodness. A. B. C. D. E. Litotes Juxtaposition Loose Sentence Local Color Metonymy

This new job has really helped her spread her wings and blossom. A. B. C. D. E. Lyric Poem Mixed Metaphor Implied Metaphor Extended Metaphor Dead Metaphor

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief. ” (Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet) A. B. C. D. E. Lyric Poem Mixed Metaphor Implied Metaphor Extended Metaphor Dead Metaphor

He wants the whole nine yards ready ASAP. A. B. C. D. E. Lyric Poem Mixed Metaphor Implied Metaphor Extended Metaphor Dead Metaphor

Turn back the heart you’ve turned away Give back your kissing breath Leave not my love as you have left The broken hearts of yesterday But wait, be still, don’t lose this way… “Italian Sonnet” by James De. Ford A. B. C. D. E. Lyric Poem Mixed Metaphor Implied Metaphor Extended Metaphor Dead Metaphor

Tom’s wife asked him to fetch their dinner. A. B. C. D. E. Lyric Poem Mixed Metaphor Implied Metaphor Extended Metaphor Dead Metaphor

The idea of ill-fitting clothing in Macbeth. A. B. C. D. E. Mood Motif Motivation Onomatopoeia Oxymoron

Stacy read to her baby brother: “The sheep says ‘Baaa-baaa!’ The cow says, ‘Moooooo! The duck says, ‘Quack!” A. B. C. D. E. Mood Motif Motivation Onomatopoeia Oxymoron

Discerning why a character acts as they do is… A. B. C. D. E. Mood Motif Motivation Onomatopoeia Oxymoron

“There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible…” from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte A. B. C. D. E. Mood Motif Motivation Onomatopoeia Oxymoron

This is an original copy of my grandfather’s will. A. B. C. D. E. Mood Motif Motivation Onomatopoeia Oxymoron

ANSWERS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A D B E C 6. B 7. D 8. E 9. A 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. E