Linguistics & Literary Science
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What is the name of a stylistic literary device used to illustrate significant real-world problems?
Allegory
Elegy
Hyperbole
Alliteration
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What is the name for a speech in praise of a person who has recently died?
Eulogy
Ethology
Elegy
Eudemis
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What is an elegy?
A poem written in a lamenting tone
A speech in praise of a person
A figure of speech
A drinking song
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"I heard it with my own ears" is an example of which kind of literary device?
Pleonasm
Analogy
Allegory
Elegy
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What is the name for the study of sound patterns and meanings?
Phonology
Semantics
Etymology
Analogy
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Which word best describes the term hyperbole?
Exaggeration
Comparison
Joke
Lie
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What defines an epic?
A long poem telling the story of heroic figures
A drama with a happy ending
A story with a sensational plot
A lengthy spoof
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What is the academic study of symbols called?
Semiotics
Hermeneutics
Psychology
Sinology
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What is the word used to describe the purification or purgation of emotions?
Catharsis
Nemesis
Hypothesis
Hubris
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"Britain’s biggest dog is named Tiny" is an example of which literary device?
Irony
Sarcasm
Euphemism
Allegory
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What do etymologists study?
A word's origin
A word's meaning
A word's sound
A word's usage in everyday life
