I love to sleep at home. My friend loves to sleep at home. My grandma loves to sleep at home. What is this an example of?
Epistrophe
100
Dribbling leads to shooting. Shooting leads to scoring. Scoring leads to winning. Winning leads to basketball.
Anadiplosis
100
The United States flag consists of of 13 alternating stripes of red and blue, representing the 13 original states. In the top left of the flag, there is a field of blue with the 50 stars. One for each state
Exposition
100
Dogs and cats do not like each other and it is apparent in all situations.
Coherence
200
What does this represent?
Silly Sally sold soft slippers at Sacramento State.
alliteration
200
Example: Sydney's hair is very thick and long when she is at home.
Euphemism
200
The dodger stadium creates a roaring what?
Atmosphere
200
The song "Firework" makes me what to be a firework so I can explode.
Figurative Language
200
A mother told her son about a puppy she had when she was a little girl.
Anecdote
300
Choose an answer that is an example of something that has a deeper meaning. (Usually deals with moral truth) Example: Romeo and Juliet's deeper meaning of the story was that true love triumphs all.
A. Allegory
B. Exposition
C. Ambiguity
D. All of the above
A. Allegory
300
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon, and wise too late.
Aphorism
300
The LA Dodgers and T-Ball players play at about the same level of baseball.
Conceit
300
The rapper Nicki Minaj is exactly like the country singer Miranda Lambert. What is this an example of?
Analogy
300
What is this an example of?
My dog loves me. My dog loves meat. My dog loves dog toys.
Anaphora
400
Allusion Don't act like a Romeo in front of her!
Allusion
400
Sam is happy when she hits a homerun
Antecedent
400
Life is a journey waiting to be taken by those willing or even unwilling.
Extended Metaphor
400
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.
Apostrophe
400
My dog Floyd, who loves pizza crusts, eats them under the kitchen table, where he chews and drools with great enthusiasm.
Clause
500
"Brave men run in my family." This is an example of what literary device?
Ambiguity
500
Could you be so kind as to pass me the milk? vs. Give me that!
Diction
500
Instead of saying "she hit a homerun," people often say "she hit a dinger."
This is an example of?
Colloquial
500
Pushy refers to someone who is loud-mouthed and irritating.
Choose the correct answer.
A. Coherence
B. Denotation
C. Exposition