Stylistic Devices

Which sentence uses alliteration?

• While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• All of the above.

What is an example of an allusion?

• She danced like no one was watching.

• The sky was as blue as the ocean.

• The leaves rustled in the wind.

• He was a real Romeo with the ladies.

Identify the use of anaphora:

• I came, I saw, I conquered.

• She sang beautifully and danced gracefully.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• The waves crashed, the wind howled, the storm raged on.

Which sentences demonstrate parallelism? (several variants)

• When there's no one complaining, there'll be days like this.

• Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge.

• It was a dark and stormy night.

• She smiled at the boy, waved to the girl.

What is a rhetorical question?

• A question that expects an answer.

• A question that answers itself.

• A question asked to make a point.

• A question that confuses the listener.

Which of the following is a simile?

• Her eyes were like stars.

• He is a rock.

• The thunder roared.

• Time is a thief.

Identify the metaphor

• He is as busy as a bee.

• She ran like the wind.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

• The dog barked loudly.

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