50 LITERARY DEVICES (DEFINITIONS) / LATEST QUESTIONS & DETAILED ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE
SOLUTIONS) . QUIZ____? ALLITERATION - ANSWER THE REPETITION OF THE FIRST
SOUND IN WORDS ALICE'S AUNT ATE APPLES AND ACORNS AROUND AUGUST. BETTE
Alliteration
ANSWER: The Repetition of the First Sound in Words
Alice's Aunt Ate Apples and Acorns Around August.
Better Butter Makes a Batter Better.
Allusion
ANSWER: A Reference to Something Literary, Mythological, or Historical that the Author
Assumes the Reader Will Recognize
"When She Lost Her Job, She Acted Like t Scrooge, And Refused to Buy Anything That Wasn't
Necessary."
"He was a Good Samaritan Yesterday When He Helped the Lady Start Her Car."
Assonance
ANSWER: Vowels Are Repeated in Words That Are Close To Each Other
"Men Sell the Wedding Bells."
The Same Vowel Sound of the Short Vowel "-E-" Repeats Itself in Almost All the Words
Anaphora
ANSWER: The Repetition Of a Word or Phrase At The Beginning of Successive Clauses
, "I Want My Money Right Now, Right Here, All Right?"
Metaphor
ANSWER: A Comparison Between Two Unlike Things
Her Voice Is Music to His Ears.
The Assignment Was a Breeze.
The Skies of His Future Began to Darken.
Simile
ANSWER: Comparing Two Unlike Things Usually Formed With 'Like' Or 'As'
He's As Happy As A Clam.
Her Cheeks Are Red Like A Rose.
Hyperbole
ANSWER: A Figure Of Speech That Uses Exaggeration To Express Strong Emotion, Make A Point,
Or Evoke Humor
You Always Get To Go First!
I Never Get The Answer Right.
Imagery
SOLUTIONS) . QUIZ____? ALLITERATION - ANSWER THE REPETITION OF THE FIRST
SOUND IN WORDS ALICE'S AUNT ATE APPLES AND ACORNS AROUND AUGUST. BETTE
Alliteration
ANSWER: The Repetition of the First Sound in Words
Alice's Aunt Ate Apples and Acorns Around August.
Better Butter Makes a Batter Better.
Allusion
ANSWER: A Reference to Something Literary, Mythological, or Historical that the Author
Assumes the Reader Will Recognize
"When She Lost Her Job, She Acted Like t Scrooge, And Refused to Buy Anything That Wasn't
Necessary."
"He was a Good Samaritan Yesterday When He Helped the Lady Start Her Car."
Assonance
ANSWER: Vowels Are Repeated in Words That Are Close To Each Other
"Men Sell the Wedding Bells."
The Same Vowel Sound of the Short Vowel "-E-" Repeats Itself in Almost All the Words
Anaphora
ANSWER: The Repetition Of a Word or Phrase At The Beginning of Successive Clauses
, "I Want My Money Right Now, Right Here, All Right?"
Metaphor
ANSWER: A Comparison Between Two Unlike Things
Her Voice Is Music to His Ears.
The Assignment Was a Breeze.
The Skies of His Future Began to Darken.
Simile
ANSWER: Comparing Two Unlike Things Usually Formed With 'Like' Or 'As'
He's As Happy As A Clam.
Her Cheeks Are Red Like A Rose.
Hyperbole
ANSWER: A Figure Of Speech That Uses Exaggeration To Express Strong Emotion, Make A Point,
Or Evoke Humor
You Always Get To Go First!
I Never Get The Answer Right.
Imagery
