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Which word means "A figure of speech where a part represents the whole or vice versa"?
Answer: synecdoche
Which word means "An elaborate or unusual metaphor in literature"?
Answer: conceit
Which word means "Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally"?
Answer: hyperbole
Which word means "A quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter"?
Answer: epigraph
Which word means "A story with a hidden meaning, usually moral or political"?
Answer: allegory
Which word means "An indirect reference to something well-known"?
Answer: allusion
Which word means "A figure of speech combining contradictory terms"?
Answer: oxymoron
Which word means "A warning or indication of a future event in a story"?
Answer: foreshadowing
synecdoche
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole or vice versa
conceit
An elaborate or unusual metaphor in literature
hyperbole
Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
epigraph
A quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter
allegory
A story with a hidden meaning, usually moral or political
allusion
An indirect reference to something well-known
oxymoron
A figure of speech combining contradictory terms
foreshadowing
A warning or indication of a future event in a story
simile
A comparison using "like" or "as"
non sequitur
A conclusion that does not logically follow from the previous statement
zeugma
A figure of speech using a word to apply to two others in different senses
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Master C2-level vocabulary related to literary devices. Highly precise, academic mastery. Includes 11 multiple choice questions. 11 vocabulary words...
Which word means "A figure of speech where a part represents the whole or vice versa"?
Which word means "An elaborate or unusual metaphor in literature"?
Which word means "Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally"?
Which word means "A quotation at the beginning of a book or chapter"?
Which word means "A story with a hidden meaning, usually moral or political"?
Which word means "An indirect reference to something well-known"?
Which word means "A figure of speech combining contradictory terms"?
Which word means "A warning or indication of a future event in a story"?
Which word means "A comparison using "like" or "as""?
Which word means "A conclusion that does not logically follow from the previous statement"?
Which word means "A figure of speech using a word to apply to two others in different senses"?
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