Match each literary device with the excerpt in which it is used
euphemism
oxymoron
dramatic irony
Excerpts
Literary Devices
In this story I read, Karen assumes her
sister Mira is flushed with joy at
leaming of her eldest son's Imminent
return from the battle front. But the
narrator makes it clear that Mira is
beginning to wonder about the anti-war
letters she recently sent to the
president
"Marta, don't tease Sandy about how
much she's been eating lately. For all
you know she might have another bun
in the oven"
Unsure if he was really safe from the
tiger he spotted earlier, Johan's heart
beat quickly as he crouched and
listened to the screaming silence of the
forest