Post-Test

Which of the following definitions best describes figurative language?

• Speech that goes beyond the literal meaning.

• Language that has a hard time making up its mind.

• Language that refers to shapes or graphs.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

The comparison of two unlike things is called a(n):

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The comparison of two unlike things using the words “like” or “as” is called a(n):

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The formation of a word from sound is called a(n):

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Giving human qualities to a non-human object is called a(n):

• Oxymoron

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An obvious exaggeration is called a(n):

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Idiom

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

An indirect or passing reference is called a(n):

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A figure of speech using two contradictory terms is called a(n):

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A saying or commonly used expression is called a(n):

• Personification

• Idiom

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words is called a(n):

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4