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Difficulty: EasyUnseen Text Appreciation and Analysis

Match each original unseen literary extract (Items 1–4) to the primary figure of speech or literary device it demonstrates.

  • Item 1: 'All hands on deck were called to steer the swaying ship through the fierce storm.'Synecdoche
  • Item 2: 'The heavy iron gates clattered and creaked as the rusty hinges gave way.'Onomatopoeia
  • Item 3: 'A deafening silence enveloped the courtroom when the final verdict was announced.'Oxymoron
  • Item 4: 'O distant moon, look down upon my sorrow and ease my troubled mind!'Apostrophe

Answer

Item 1 matches Synecdoche; Item 2 matches Onomatopoeia; Item 3 matches Oxymoron; Item 4 matches Apostrophe.
Each item corresponds to its correct device: 'hands' for the whole crew is synecdoche; 'clattered and creaked' mimicking real sound is onomatopoeia; 'deafening silence' combining contradictory terms is oxymoron; and speaking directly to the 'distant moon' is apostrophe.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze Item 1: 'All hands on deck...'
The word 'hands' refers to the whole crew members (sailors). Using a part of something to represent the whole is synecdoche.
Identify the relationship between part and whole in figurative language.
2
Analyze Item 2: 'The heavy iron gates clattered and creaked...'
'Clattered' and 'creaked' imitate the actual sounds produced by the rusty gates.
Identify sound-imitative words.
3
Analyze Item 3: 'A deafening silence enveloped the courtroom...'
'Deafening' and 'silence' are opposing concepts placed directly adjacent to each other.
Recognize the side-by-side placement of contradictory words.
4
Analyze Item 4: 'O distant moon, look down upon my sorrow...'
The speaker directly addresses an inanimate object ('moon').
Recognize apostrophe as a direct address to an absent entity, personified idea, or inanimate object.

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Unseen Text Appreciation and Analysis
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