Allusion, irony, oxymoron and pun
8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.8.5.A, RL.8.4 · England: KS3 Reading, GCSE English Language (language analysis)
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Question 1
Which device is used? The fire station burned down.
- A. allusion
- B. oxymoron
- C. situational irony
- D. pun
Question 2
Which device is used? Leaving the library for the last time was a bittersweet farewell.
- A. oxymoron
- B. allusion
- C. verbal irony
- D. pun
Question 3
Which device is used? I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.
- A. situational irony
- B. pun
- C. oxymoron
- D. allusion
Question 4
Which device is used? The silence was deafening.
- A. verbal irony
- B. oxymoron
- C. allusion
- D. situational irony
Question 5
Which device is used? I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.
- A. situational irony
- B. pun
- C. allusion
- D. oxymoron
Question 6
Which device is used? "Lovely weather," she said, as rain poured through the broken roof.
- A. verbal irony
- B. pun
- C. allusion
- D. oxymoron
Question 7
Which device is used? The fire station burned down.
- A. situational irony
- B. pun
- C. allusion
- D. oxymoron
Question 8
Which device is used? It was an open secret that she was leaving.
- A. situational irony
- B. oxymoron
- C. allusion
- D. pun
Question 9
Which device is used? The silence was deafening.
- A. situational irony
- B. verbal irony
- C. allusion
- D. oxymoron
Question 10
Which device is used? I used to be a baker, but I couldn't make enough dough.
- A. pun
- B. oxymoron
- C. situational irony
- D. allusion
Question 11
Which device is used? The fire station burned down.
- A. situational irony
- B. pun
- C. allusion
- D. oxymoron
Question 12
Which device is used? The traffic expert was late because of traffic.
- A. situational irony
- B. allusion
- C. oxymoron
- D. pun
Question 13
Which device is used? Opening the box was like opening Pandora's box.
- A. allusion
- B. oxymoron
- C. pun
- D. verbal irony
Question 14
Which device is used? Leaving the library for the last time was a bittersweet farewell.
- A. oxymoron
- B. allusion
- C. pun
- D. verbal irony
Question 15
Which device is used? Leaving the library for the last time was a bittersweet farewell.
- A. allusion
- B. oxymoron
- C. verbal irony
- D. pun
Question 16
Which device is used? Opening the box was like opening Pandora's box.
- A. oxymoron
- B. verbal irony
- C. pun
- D. allusion
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