1. What movie put Shane off from his B year old dream of becoming a marine biologist? a. Deep b. Jaws c. Orca d. Sharknado 2. What literary device is evident when Shane asked what he wants to be and responding, "A writer," is immediately told to pick something realistic? a. Antithesis b. Irony c. Oxymoron d. Tone 3. What literary device is evident in the following: "we somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are to inherit the masquerade of what we will be"? a. Allusion b. Description c. Metonomy d. Paradox

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1. What movie put Shane off from his B year old dream of becoming a marine biologist? a. Deep b. Jaws c. Orca d. Sharknado 2. What literary device is evident when Shane asked what he wants to be and responding, "A writer," is immediately told to pick something realistic? a. Antithesis b. Irony c. Oxymoron d. Tone 3. What literary device is evident in the following: "we somehow must become what we are not, sacrificing what we are to inherit the masquerade of what we will be"? a. Allusion b. Description c. Metonomy d. Paradox

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1. **b. Jaws** While the prompt doesn't give context, the implication is that the movie *Jaws* scared Shane away from a marine biology career.2. **b. Irony** The irony lies in the contrast between the dream (being a writer) and the immediate dismissal of it as unrealistic. It's ironic because writing is a real profession, even if it can be difficult to succeed in.3. **d. Paradox** A paradox is a statement that seems contradictory but may hold some truth. The statement presents the seemingly contradictory idea that we must become something we are not by sacrificing who we currently are. This creates a paradoxical situation.

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