Figures of Speech
Authored by Victoria Finck
English
11th Grade - University
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Tropes
a personal, jeering ridicule that is intended to hurt individuals
alterations in the usual meanings of words or phrases
A comparison using LIKE or AS
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sarcasm
alterations in the usual meanings of words or phrases
the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context
a personal, jeering ridicule that is intended to hurt individuals
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ellipsis
the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context
an implied comparison between two unlike things
The use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning
Tags
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Asyndeton
a personal, jeering ridicule that is intended to hurt individuals
the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context
omitted conjunctions, which produce a fast-paced and rapid prose
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Metaphor
an implied comparison between two unlike things
a comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS
a deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
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CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Onomatopoeia
the use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning
a contradiction; two contradictory terms or idea that are used together
a statement commonly defined as a question that does not require an answer
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole
deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
the use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning
a contradiction; two contradictory terms or idea that are used together
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
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