Description : Name the literary device used in ―And no one buys a ball back.‖ (a) Metaphor (b) Simile (c) Alliteration (d) Anaphora
Last Answer : (c) Alliteration
Description : Name the poetic device here- ―Has given my heart‖. (a) Simile (b) Alliteration (c) Metaphor (d) Personification
Last Answer : (b) Alliteration
Description : ―I saw it go merrily bouncing.‖ What is the other word for merrily. (a) happily (b) aggressively (c) shyly (d) sarcastically
Last Answer : (a) happily
Description : ―Lencho was an ox of a man.......‖ Identify the literary device used here. (a) Personification (b) Hyperbole (c) Metaphor (d) Metaphor and Hyperbole
Last Answer : (c) Metaphor
Description : ―...........the field of ripe corn with its flowers draped in a curtain of rain.....‖ Identify the literary device used here. (a) Imagery (b) Personification (c) Metaphor (d) Hyperbole
Last Answer : (d) Hyperbole
Description : The expression ̳quiet rage‘ is an example of _________ (a) Metaphor (b) Simile (c) Personification (d) Oxymoron
Last Answer : (d) Oxymoron
Description : Is the sentence I felt like a fish out of water a simile or metaphor and what does it mean?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Would you call this text a simile or metaphor?
Last Answer : No they aren’t – so it is neither. (try metaphor.)
Description : How do I teach simile, metaphor, and personification in a fun way?
Last Answer : Start with correct grammar and punctuation. No textspeak here.
Description : Unlike a metaphor, a simile?
Last Answer : Synecdoche
Description : The breeze was as warm as a blanket is that a simile or a metaphor?
Last Answer : Metaphor
Description : Who wants to play the five-worded, alphabetic alliteration game (part two)?
Last Answer : Asian acrobats are amazingly agile.
Description : Who wants to play the five-worded, alphabetic alliteration game?
Last Answer : answer:I will start this off with… Already, Albert aquired an apple
Description : ―His strength behind bars.‖ Identify the poetic devices used in this line. (a) Assonance and Consonance (b) Alliteration and Onomatopoeia(c) Alliteration and Metonymy (d) Alliteration and Consonance
Last Answer : (c) Alliteration and Metonymy
Description : Can you describe a simile as an ambiguous comparison or not, I don't know whether it quite makes sense?
Last Answer : What an interesting question. Certainly makes a person think and this person thinks that most similes are ambiguous, though I wouldn't call them comparisons at all. Similes in my mind are various interpretations of ... different usages of words, i.e., we can't get stuck in the English language;-)
Description : To what exactly does the "carrot-and-stick" metaphor refer?
Last Answer : I never questioned this and your first link does not work, so I don't know what it says. But the carrot is dangled on a string in front of the mule via a long stick to make it walk, always kept out ... it, it's an enticement. The stick is kept in reserve for the mule who won't walk for the carrot.
Description : What's your favorite metaphor for someone who's "not the sharpest knife in the drawer"?
Last Answer : He wasn’t the one who invented blackpowder, he.
Description : What is Coreference Resolution? a) Anaphora Resolution b) Given a sentence or larger chunk of text, determine which words (“mentions”) refer to the same objects (“entities”) c) All of the mentioned d) None of the mentioned
Last Answer : b) Given a sentence or larger chunk of text, determine which words (“mentions”) refer to the same objects (“entities”)
Description : When Grendel says Unferth's beard and hair hung straight down like seaweed (86) what literary device is being used A.Kenning?
Description : When did "douche bag" or better yet "douche" become a character description (as in My roommate is sort of a douche). Was it in a literary product, or did it come from the street. When did it happen?
Last Answer : answer:One etymology website cites the first recorded use from the 1951 novel From Here to Eternity. For it to sound natural in a wartime novel implies that it was in use during the war. However, another ... Show. I kind of doubt this - I seem to remember people using it a lot pre-Jon Stewart.
Description : What would be an interesting topic for a lengthy paper of literary criticism (more details inside)
Last Answer : The Original of Laura by Nabokov, that was published posthumously some years ago. Could that be something? There were quarrels about whether or not it should be published and after it was published it was critisised. I am no big literature buff, this is what came to mind when reading your question.
Description : Can anyone tell me what this quote would fall under in terms of literary elements?
Last Answer : Basically what I am asking about is whether this is a parallelism, asyndeton, or both. Just things like that.
Description : What is a good academic literary journal?
Last Answer : I think you should ask a certain ex-roommate of yours about this one… he’s always happy to give his two cents. I can send you his email if you don’t have it.
Description : Which literary device A memorable storm of thunder and lightning broke with that sweep of water and there was not a moment's interval in crash and fire and rain until after the moon rose at midnight.?
Last Answer : hyperbole
Description : Where did Peggy and Maddie used to wait for Wanda? (a) Boggins Street (b) Boggins Heights (c) Oliver Street (d) Bakers Street
Last Answer : (c) Oliver Street
Description : Which period of John Keats as called "the most placid time in Keats’s life" by Cowden Clarke, a close friend of Keats? A. His visit to Lake District B. Keats’ lodging in the attic above the surgery at 7 Church Street C. Keats stay in Italy D. Keats’ travel to Alps
Last Answer : Keats’ lodging in the attic above the surgery at 7 Church Street
Description : Comment on the literary device, used in the following lines. (i) Titania: Be kind and courteous to this gentleman
Last Answer : Comment on the literary device, used in the following lines. (i) Titania: Be kind and courteous to ... Come wait upon him: lead him to my bower.
Description : What literary device does shrieking a curse to the sky use?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : What literary device is the term shield bosses?
Last Answer : Kenning - apex
Description : What literary device is the phrase sword feast?
Last Answer : Kenning (Apex)
Description : What are the 3 most literary device in across five Aprils?
Description : What literary device does the passage contain?
Last Answer : Flashback
Description : Which literary device is most clearly shown in the excerpt from Tim o'brien's ambush?
Last Answer : parrelelism
Description : When Grendel says Hrothgar's "warriors became hornets" (40), what literary device is being used?
Last Answer : figurative language
Description : When a pencil is dipped in glass of water it appears bent near the surface of water due to ______ of light. a) refraction b)reflection c)bouncing back of light d)none
Last Answer : a) refraction
Description : What is the Metaphor for She cut him down with her words?
Last Answer : she cut him down with her words
Description : What would you do if this happened after bouncing a check?
Last Answer : I would have said “F you” and walked out on his sorry ass. At 60, you are too old to be getting yelled at over small shit like that.
Description : How do I stop Yelp from bouncing me to the iPhone app?
Last Answer : It asks me if I want to use the normal site. Perhaps try uninstalling the app.
Description : Suppose that, instead of bouncing off the floor and into the chair, the bullet had hit someone and killed them. What rationalization would gun advocates use to defend this guy?
Last Answer : It’s too bad he didn’t shoot off his manhood. At least that way he couldn’t reproduce.
Description : Is there another term for car bouncing?
Last Answer : hopping
Description : How does heat escape entropy? If it's just bouncing balls after all...
Last Answer : Because running out is a phenomenon of systems moreso than it is of particles. Kinetic energy doesn't run out - if it gets reduced, it's by friction or collision with other particles that ... settling down to rest and chaos just because that's what stuff tends to do randomly, eventually.
Description : How can I disable dock icon bouncing on Mac OS X?
Last Answer : answer:You can use Secrets (from the Quicksilver developer) or edit com.apple.dock.plist to change the no-bouncing to Yes. To try it out, you can open the Terminal and type: defaults write com.apple.dock no-bouncing -bool Yes (You’ll probably have to killall Dock to see the changes)
Description : How does Barak Obamma keep bouncing back?
Last Answer : answer:He is really good at quick responses that are well done. He makes sure he gets in on the same news cycle as the attacks. It doesn’t take him a week to fight back. Kerry sucked at this. Hillary is just awful. She is willing to have president McCain if she can’t have it.
Description : Bouncing of cheques has become an offence -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is '6 months imprisonment'
Description : Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for the same? -Do You Know?
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Description : Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for the same? -General Knowledge
Description : When any kind of wave bounces off a barrier the bounces the bouncing back of the wave is called?
Last Answer : what is it called
Description : Which of the following is an example of simple harmonic motion? (1) Earth spinning on its axis (2) Simple pendulum motion (3) Bali bouncing on floor (4) Motion of a ceiling fan
Last Answer : (2) Simple pendulum motion Explanation: When a body moves about a mean position in such a way that the acceleration is proportional to the displacement and is always directed towards the mean ... to execute a simple harmonic motion. The motion of a simple pendulum falls under this category.
Description : A loud buzzing noise coming from the contacts in a magnetic controller can be caused by ____________. A. excessive current B. excessive magnet gap C. bouncing of contacts D. dirt on magnet faces
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Bouncing of cheques has become an offence. What is the punishment for the same?
Last Answer : 6 months imprisonment