Lit Devices Through 35

Fill in the blank: Hyperbole can be used to make a point _________

• strongly

• quietly

• rarely

• slowly

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is hyperbole?

• A) A type of metaphor

• B) An exaggeration used to wake the reader

• C) A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• D) A statement of fact

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does an understatement signal to your reader? Fill in the blank: An understatement signals to your reader that the concept is so self-explanatory that more words would be ________.

• superfluous

• necessary

• confusing

• insufficient

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Read the following sentence and choose the literary device it exemplifies: "To the uninitiated, neurophysiology can be a bit of a challenge."

• Onomatopoeia

• Understatement

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Device #2: Understatement Which of the following is an example of an understatement? E.g. “Our school spirit is less than overwhelmingly enthusiastic.”

• That television show is not the worst thing I’ve ever seen.

• That television show is the best ever!

• That television show is absolutely terrible.

• That television show is incredibly exciting.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Complete the understatement: The band is _________.

• not exactly world-famous

• the loudest in the world

• the most popular ever

• better than the Beatles

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is an example of litotes from the following options?

• The trip was no easy journey.

• The sun is bright.

• She is very happy.

• He ran quickly.

Fill in the blank: Litotes uses a word ______ to its condition.

• opposite

• similar

• identical

• related

Litotes allows a writer to say what isn’t true, without committing strongly to what is.

• True

• False

Which literary device is used in the following sentence? "It's not the smartest idea I've ever heard."

• Irony

• Litotes

• Alliteration

• Personification

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CCSS.L.8.5A