Figures of speech

Figures of speech

1st - 12th Grade

10 Qs

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Figures of speech

Figures of speech

Assessment

Quiz

English

1st - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.9-10.4, L.6.5A, RI.4.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is a figure of speech?

A figure of speech is a phrase  used by talking about two very different kinds of things that have a common link.

 phrases are somewhat similar to metaphors but are more direct than implied in their meaning. In similes, the indirectly implied meaning is replaced

A figure of speech is a phrase that has an implied meaning and should not be taken at face value.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not a figure of speech?

antithesis

paradoxes

ironies

literature

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Figures of speechs are only used in English?

True

False

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many figures speech are there?

Sixteen

Sventeen

Seventeen

Thirteen

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

This type of rhetorical figure is constructed by attributing certain human characteristics to inanimate objects.

Personification

Metaphor

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Opportunity knocked at his/her door.

What figure is this sentence?

Metaphor

Personification

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?

The Sun is a creature of habit.

Lightning danced across the sky

His response was as cold as ice.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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