Exam on Literary Terms and Figures of Speech

"Bang!" "Pow" and "Whap" are all examples of

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Rising Action

• Flat Character

"I'm so hungry, I could eat a cow!" is an example of

• Hyperbole
• Personfication
• Rhyme
• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is personfication?

• Giving a human animal chartacteristics
• Being mean
• Givng nonliving things human chartacteristics
• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"Ellie's dog, Maggie, is a sweeter than candy." is a metaphor

• False
• True

This figure of speech make a direct comparison using two unlike things.

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This figure of speech uses exaggeration to make its point.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

What is it called when words make sounds

• irony

• onomatopoeia

• cliché

• simile

What is a comparison of unlike things using like or as?

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• idiom

What is a word or phrase that means something other than what is actually said?

• idiom

• oxymoron

• allusion

• onomatopoeia

Where and when the story takes place

• characterization

• setting

• plot

• motivation

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3