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English Literary Techniques Quiz
Type in the technique that matches the definitions given below!
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Additional definitions from BBC Bitesize: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zwypwxs/revision/4
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Each of two or more verbs having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins and spelling.
Homophone
A figure of speech in which two words that have opposite meanings appear in conjunction.
Oxymoron
Words beginning with the same letter are repeated throughout a phrase or sentence.
Alliteration
An object, sound, or place used as an emblem to represent certain themes.
Symbolism
Language evoking emotion or empathy.
Pathos
A word or phrase that is informal and used in ordinary or familiar conversation.
Colloquial
A list of rhetorical questions.
Pysma
A person or object described as an animal.
Zoomorphism
The attribution of human qualities, abilities or feelings to something that is not human.
Personification
A recurring symbol that portrays a specific theme or idea.
Motif
The accidental use of a similar-sounding word for a comedic effect.
Malapropism
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Each of two or more words having the same spelling but different meanings and origins.
Homonym
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object to which it is not literally applicable.
Metaphor
A comparison of one thing with another used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
Simile
An indirect and subtle reference to something.
Allusion
An exaggeration statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
A mild or indirect word or expression substituted when something is considered to harsh or explicit.
Euphemism
To ask a question and then immediately answer it.
Hypophora
The use of language that usually means the opposite for a humorous effect.
Irony
A question that is not intended to be answered.
Rhetorical Question
Contrasting something against something else.
Juxtaposition
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Rinaldo
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Nov 2, 2021
Is homophone really limited to verbs?
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