Literary Device

Question 1

anecdote

Answer 1

n. a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

Question 2

similie

Answer 2

n. a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox)

Question 3

metaphor

Answer 3

n. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable: “I had fallen through a trapdoor of depression,” said Mark, who was fond of theatrical metaphors | her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor.

Question 4

personification

Answer 4

n. the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

Question 5

paradox

Answer 5

n. a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
n. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true: in a paradox, he has discovered that stepping back from his job has increased the rewards he gleans from it.

Question 6

irony

Answer 6

n. the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

Question 7

satire

Answer 7

n. the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues

Question 8

parallel structure

Answer 8

the repetition of words, phrases, or sentences that are similar in meaning and structure