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Cycle 4 Test

Authored by Brianne Kollmorgen

English

9th - 12th Grade

15 Questions

CCSS covered

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Cycle 4 Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of "metaphor"?

Use of one part to refer to the whole, or the whole to refer to the part.

A language that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it.

Two unlike objects compared by identifying or substituting one with other without using like or as

A number, a word, a sentence, a symbol, or even signs that can be read forward as well as backward, or in reverse order with the same effects and meanings.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of "hyperbole"?

Literary device that creates heightened effect through deliberate exaggeration.

Creates a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike, along with illustrating a larger point due to their commonalities

A word, phrase, or statement which contains more than one meaning

literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters, or other elements of a work to the audience or readers

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of "metonymy"?

A literary device signifying a story or drama that presents an admirable or courageous character that confronts powerful forces inside and/or outside of themselves.

A figurative meaning to get words to mean more than they normally would by layering figurative meanings and associations onto a word's literal meaning.

A rhetorical or literary device in which a writer compares or contrasts two people, places, things, or ideas.

A short form of literary composition based on a single subject matter, and often gives the personal opinion of the author.

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of a "simile"?

Style of speaking or writing, determined by the choice of words by a speaker or a writer

A form of language that has no formal metrical structure

A statement that appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then makes sense

A direct comparison between things, which have one or more points in common and be recognized by the use of the word ‘like’ and ‘as’

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of "personification"?

Giving human characteristic to an object

A literary device that can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end.

A literary device that implies comparison or contrast.

An attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of "irony"?

An expression that is trite, worn-out, and overused

An indirect or a subtle observation about a thing or a person

A literary device that is also known as a “play on words

Contradictory statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the definition of "litotes"?

A form of poetry such as sonnet or elegy

A literary device that involves intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times in a speech or written work

A phrase that utilizes negative wording or terms to express a positive assertion or statement

A figure of speech in which a part of something is used to signify the whole, or vice-versa

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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