review Literary devices

In the phrase "Hollywood is obsessed with sequels," what does "Hollywood" represent?

• A famous actor

• The film industry

• A city in California

• A type of movie

Which sentence uses metonymy?

• "The pen is mightier than the sword."

• "The sun smiled down on us."

• "Her voice is music to my ears."

• "Time is a thief."

Metonymy is a figure of speech in which one thing is replaced with a word ______associated with it.

A synecdoche is a figure of speech which you use a part of something to refer to the _____ _____, or you use the whole thing to refer to just a part of it.

The irony is the _______between what seems to be true and what is true the discrepancy between the expected and the actual, or between the apparent and the real.

Keyword when to mention about "Aphorism"

• Concise

• Impressive

• Universal truth

• Short clever saying

• Favorite

Hyperbole ( Overstatement ) is a figure of speech in which a statement is deliberately _____to secure more emphasis, but it is by nomeans intended to be taken literally

Understatement ( _____) is the saying less about an occasion than is normally be expected. It is popular designation of a figure of speed classically known as litotes.

Quote: "A penny saved is a penny earned." - Benjamin Franklin What is the primary purpose of this aphorism?

• To describe the value of a penny

• To emphasize spending money

• To describe financial institutions

• To express a universal truth about saving

Which of the following best describes verbal irony?

• A character in a play not knowing something the audience does.

• Saying 'What a beautiful day!' during a storm.

• A pilot who is afraid of heights.

• A thief getting a promotion.