Literary and Rhetorical Devices— C2 Vocabulary Exercises
Published March 16, 2026
Exercise 1 — Gap Fill Select
The novel's characters symbolize abstract concepts, serving as an extended for various societal critiques.
The literary work employs a , suggesting a comparison by directly writing about a different concept.
To soften the harsh reality of the situation, she used a .
The phrase 'deafening silence' is a classic example of an .
Her speech was loaded with , like 'jumping joy' and 'wild and woolly'.
In his speech, he used by claiming the task would take a thousand years to complete.
He used a when he said she was 'as fierce as a tiger'.
The author's use of allowed for a vivid mental image through the narrative.
The persistent repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses is called .
His ironic use of turned the speech into a humorous satire.
