Devices

Question 1

a story that is used to represent a more general message about real-life

Answer 1

Allegory

Question 2

when something nonhuman, such as an animal, place, or inanimate object, behaves in a human-like way.

Answer 2

when something nonhuman, such as an animal, place, or inanimate object, behaves in a human-like way.

Question 3

when a more mild or indirect word or expression is used in place of another word or phrase that is considered harsh, blunt, vulgar, or unpleasant

Answer 3

Euphemism

Question 4

used to express an opposite meaning than the one literally expressed by it.

Answer 4

Irony

Question 5

Types of irony:

Answer 5

• Situational irony
• dramatic irony
• Verbal irony

Question 6

a statement that appears illogical or self-contradictory but, upon investigation, might actually be true or plausible

Answer 6

Paradox

Question 7

genre of writing that criticizes something

Answer 7

Satire

Question 8

the use of an object, figure, event, situation, or other idea in a written work to represent something else

Answer 8

Symbolism