Question

directions.
read each item carefully. complete all parts. use complete sentences when explaining you thinking.

part 1 — identify the device

for each sentence, circle the literary device being used and explain how you know.

devices to choose from:
allegory • allusion • ambiguity • analogy • apostrophe • cliche • connotation • contrast •
denotation • euphemism • hyperbole • irony • metaphor • metonymy • oxymoron

1.
\the classroom was a zoo during the last five minutes of class.\
device:
how do you know?

2.
\after the argument, the room was filled with a deafening silence.\
device:
how do you know?

Explanation:

Answer:

1. Metaphor; It directly compares the chaotic classroom to a zoo without using "like" or "as".
2. Oxymoron; "Deafening silence" combines two contradictory terms: deafening (very loud) and silence (no sound).