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Literary Device
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100
A literary device that is used to say something more than once, using the same words, or synonymous.
Tautology
100
Euphemism
(The word pre-owned is a better way to say the word "used")
100
This rapper said, "With my mind on my money and my Money on my Mind"
What literary device is this?
Snoop Dogg; Chiasmus
Uncle Snoop had reversed his first phrase with the last.
100
Orange is a loud color!
Synesthesia because the color orange is where appears to have more than one sense. For instance, you see the orange color but it being loud usually means sound. However, it just means that it could be very bright.
100
street + basketball=_________
streetball
(this is a portmanteau)
200
a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect
Chiasmus
200
Tautology
(a gift is free)
200
This rapper said, "Pack in the mail, it's gone, she likes how I smell cologne"
DaBaby
This is olfactory imagery because it is talking about the girl talking about the fragrance he has on.
200
Telethon
Pormanteau
Telethon= Telephone + Marathon
200
When pigs ______
fly
(this is an adynaton, because it is something impossible)
300
All about the smell!
Olfactory Imagery
300
This rapper said,
"Do you get it?
I don't think you get it.
It's because chains are kind of like Channing.
That's isn't?
Well, this was just a waste of everyone's time then, wasn't it?"
What literary devices
Drake(Song: Pop Style)
He is saying some words more than once
300
"It is what it is"
Tautology
"It is" using the same words
300
She may don't claim she is rich, but she is well-_____
off
This is a euphemism, because it is replacing the word "rich" to a more comfortable phrase
400
A word with a negative connotation that expresses contempt, dismissiveness, or even hatred
Perjorative
400
This pop singer said, "I hear your heartbeat to the beat of the drums"
Ke$ha
This is kinesthesia because it gives you a sound that the heartbeat refers to, in this case, the beat of the drums.
400
Nerd
Pejorative
Nerd has a negative connotation
Some may say a nerd is someone that is smart, while the negative connotation may be someone who is socially awkward.
400
You ______what you want to remember, and you _____what you want to forget.
forget; remember
This is a chiasmus because the phrase is balanced by the reversal structure. The phrase just reversed in a way.
500
A literary device that is usually an adjective or adverb used to distinguish an object from three or more other types usually by adding "most" or "least" before them
Superlative
500
This rapper made a song called "Stan". What literary device is this title alone?
Eminem; Portmanteau
Eminem is using the word "Stan" as a combination for the words "stalker" and "fan"
500
"Her refrigerator became out of order; the nauseating smell of rotten eggs and stale bread"
Olfactory Imagery
Remember it's all about the smell!
500
Red, Orange, and yellow are _______colors
warm
This is synesthesia, in this technique, we present the colors in such matter that they appeal to more than one sense.