ENGLISH MIDTERM POETRY AND LITERARY DEVICES
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
ANSWER
hyperbole
Question 2.
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
ANSWER
Personification
,Question 3.
a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
ANSWER
simile
Question 4.
A contrast between expectation and reality
ANSWER
irony
Question 5.
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
ANSWER
situational irony
, Question 6.
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
ANSWER
dramatic irony
Question 7.
sarcasm
ANSWER
verbal irony
Question 8.
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
ANSWER
alliteration
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question 1.
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
ANSWER
hyperbole
Question 2.
the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
ANSWER
Personification
,Question 3.
a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
ANSWER
simile
Question 4.
A contrast between expectation and reality
ANSWER
irony
Question 5.
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
ANSWER
situational irony
, Question 6.
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
ANSWER
dramatic irony
Question 7.
sarcasm
ANSWER
verbal irony
Question 8.
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
ANSWER
alliteration
