Literary Terms Exercise 2

Each sentence contains a literary device. Identify the literary device used in each sentence. You will use some of the answers twice. 1. The garden contained dozens of private hammocks, hillocks, and hideaways that Addison felt were perfectly designed for reading a book. 2. In the time it took us to get to the stairs to Laverne's apartment, Grandpa Bomba could've carved another president into the face of Mount Rushmore, using nothing but a toothpick. 3. Aru looked at Mini: the flattened mouth and pressed-together eyebrows. Mini pitied her. The realization felt like a mosquito bite. Tiny and needling. Just enough to irritate. 4. A monster is chasing a group of kids. If Dirk gets the gate open, they can get to safety. But if not—they'll be squished, squashed, splattered. Done-zo. 5. "GO!" I shout. This feeling of samurai ninja Jedi heroism is totally beating out my feelings of fear. 6. Timber is where all of us belong. We were born here, we grew up her, and now we are dying here.

1: Alliteration 2: Hyperbole 3: Simile 4: Alliteration 5: Allusion 6: Parallelism

____ "Kenny's Luke. Luka's that princess girl, Rick's Han Solo--and I get it--fine, I'm the gold robot guy. But you know what's wrong with this? We don't get no little trash-can robot guy or no Obi-Wan Kenobi. We don't get nobody who actually knows what's going on. You think they could have done all that without the little robot guy or the Obi-Wan guy? We need an Obi-Wan. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

A. Allusion

____ I look at Richard, so peaceful and unaware of the civil war inside me. Will this end as disasterous at the crumbling of Camelot? A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

A. Allusion

____ I realize why our hikes on the little hill reminded Ky of Sisyphus. Day after day we did the same thing: climbed back up and came back down. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

A. Allusion

____ Spending three hours with Hike reminds me of a scene from Take the Money and Run, one of Woddy Allen's earliest and funnies movies. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

A. Allusion

____ Unfortunately, our high-tech operation is delayed by the fact that we can't find an acceptable parking space, and it's impossible to double park on this street. James Bond never seemed to have these problems. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

A. Allusion

____ "'Tis only auld John Walkd, a'here to spy they wound. 'Thou must have carps?" "You mean questions?" He nodded. "We hide thee here night and day again, but now I can bring thee from the deeps." A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

B. Colloquial

_____ "One day--this gent was out on his yacht with his rich friends. They were out in the ocean, and they sailed right out into a school of fish. The ladies screamed, but Oelrich put on his bathing costume and dove into the water," Constance said. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

B. Colloquial

____ Alistair similed calmly. "Let's go for a drive, Madeline. Show me your town. Where you hang out with your friends." ____ Madeline rose as if in a dream. ____ She was Rapunzel climbing from the tower. Sleeping Beauty waking from a curse. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

B. Colloquial F. Simile D. Metaphor

____ A castle sits on the edge of this golden shore. A string of knights gallop along the valley's edge, their armor bright in the noonday sun. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

C. Imagery

____ The grandness of the Music Room rose around him: scarlet drapes, burgundy-gold couches, and onyx pillars. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

C. Imagery

____ Merchants have put newspapers over their goods and colorful handkerchiefs over their faces and they are sleeping and snoring on small cots spread out next to their stalls. ____ , ____ It's like walking thorugh a Vietnamese-village version of Sleeping Beatury frozen under the witch's spell. (Select Two) A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

C. Imagery F. Simile, A. Allusion

____ But I can't say no. Whether I'm visible or not, this is still Richard's life. I'm just an accessory, part of the backdrop. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

D. Metaphor

____ His words, what he's saying should make sense. I know this in my head, but my emotions are a snake inside me. Coiling tight, crowding all logic out. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

D. Metaphor

____ The waters pull and lick, hungry for me. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

E. Personification

____ The wizard holds out a tight roll of parchment. My heart drums war songs inside my chest when I take it from him, tear the seal. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

E. Personification

____ The rage conquers her face. I'm sure it will be her eyes next that turn red. ____ She is a dragon in Aladdin's cave. A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

E. Personification D. Metaphor

____ Although I can't see the sunrise, some deep part of me feels the sun beam kiss the earth. ____ Outside the world is just beginning to take shape: a watercolor layered over and over with brighter shades. (Select Two) A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

E. Personification, D. Metaphor

With Marcus walking down the corridor, ____ the nurses must have reacted like the cinematic Japanese citizenry ____ when they saw Godzilla wandering the streets of Tokyo. (Select two) A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

F. Simile, A. Allusion

___ , ___ At first it's like plunging my hand into a bucket of eels, grasping writhe. But then I drudge up the remainder of my magic. It's enough to reap the flames, pluck them from the princess's trembling fingers. (Select Two) A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

F. Simile, C. Imagery

___ , ___The whole of her is so slim and pale she looks like she just stumbled out of a crypt. (Select Two) A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

F. Simile, C. Imagery

____ , ____ The etchings of his arm catch the sun. They gleam like chain mail. He almost looks as if he's part machine. (Select Two) A. Allusion B. Colloquial C. Imagery D. Metaphor E. Personification F. Simile

F. Simile, C. Imagery

Spending three hours with Hike reminds me of a scene from Take the Money and Run, one of Woody Allen's earliest and funnies movies. Woody plays Virgil Starkwell, a small-time criminal who unsuccessfully attempts to escape from prison. As punishment, he is locked in a small underground room with an insurance salesman, who shakes his hand and starts trying to sell him various policies before they are locked away. The author uses figurative language, which compares to make the point that— a. Hike's favorite movie character is Virgil Starkwell from Take the Money and Run. b. Hike and Virgil Starkwell are annoying insurance salesmen. c. Hike is not someone who people want to spend time with. d. Hike has the unerring ability to focus on all that is wrong with the world.

c. Hike is not someone who people want to spend time with.

Unfortunately, our high-tech operation is delayed by the fact that we can't find an acceptable parking space, and it's impossible to double park on this street. James Bond never seemed to have these problems. The author uses figurative language, which compares to make the point that— a. The speaker and James Bond face deadly situations. b. Like James Bond, the speaker knows how to overcome tricky problems. c. The speaker points out that real life operations are not like in the movies. d. The speaker wishes that James Bond was assisting in the operation because then he would not be facing this particular problem.

c. The speaker points out that real life operations are not like in the movies.

Marcus, who has served as my bodyguard, appears on the hospital floor. With Marcus walking down the corridor, the nurses must have reacted like the cinematic Japanese citizenry when they saw Godzilla wandering the streets of Tokyo. Actually, Marcus and 'Zilla are similar in a number of ways. They are both basically nonverbal, fearless, and perfectly willing to kill anything in their path. I think Marcus has fresher breath. The author uses figurative language, which compares to make the point that— a. When Marcus enters the hospital, he causes chaos because of his terrible behavior. b. When the nurses see Marcus, they run for their lives. c. Like Godzilla, Marcus is intent on killing those around him. d. Because of Marcus's and Godzilla's physical appearance, they cause fear in those who see them.

d. Because of Marcus's and Godzilla's physical appearance, they cause fear in those who see them.

Hike approaches each task as if it's a root canal, and one that ultimately will fail to avert the extraction of the offending tooth. The author uses figurative language, which compares to make the point that— a. Hike is enthusiastic about each new project that he begins. b. Hike doesn't think he can accomplish the new project because he is lacking in knowledge. c. Hike doesn't want to begin a new project because he is lazy. d. Hike is averse to begin each new project.

d. Hike is averse to begin each new project.

In any case, the phrase " ______ herring" refers to diverting someone onto a false trail or distracting a person from the true issue.

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