Literary Devices III

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Sarcasm and Verbal Irony are the same.

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False

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Verbal Irony: Expectation vs. Reality

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False

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Sarcasm can exist without verbal irony.

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False

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Sarcasm = verbal irony + intention to mock/criticize

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True

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Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words that are close together.

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True

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Example of Alliteration: "Eric the egg salesman had excellent, everyday customers"

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False

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Example of alliteration: "For every failure the French also celebrated fantastic success"

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True

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Example of alliteration: "Cute little kitty cat"

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True

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Literary device in: "My bags weigh a ton"

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Hyperbole

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Literary device in: "I feel so sleepy, I can sleep for a thousand years"

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Hyperbole