Figurative Language Quiz-AWOOD

What is the definition of simile?

• A comparison between similar things using the words like, as, or as though

• A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art

• The recurrence of similar consonant sounds

• A direct comparison between two things that links them and does not use words like, as, or as though

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which term refers to a brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art?

• Simile

• Allusion

• Consonance

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the definition of consonance?

• A comparison between similar things using the words like, as, or as though

• A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art

• The recurrence of similar consonant sounds

• A direct comparison between two things that links them and does not use words like, as, or as though

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of metaphor?

• A comparison between similar things using the words like, as, or as though

• A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art

• The recurrence of similar consonant sounds

• A direct comparison between two things that links them and does not use words like, as, or as though

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which term refers to the use of a concrete image to represent an abstract idea?

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is the definition of alliteration?

• A comparison between similar things using the words like, as, or as though

• A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art

• The recurrence of similar consonant sounds

• A direct comparison between two things that links them and does not use words like, as, or as though

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• A comparison between similar things using the words like, as, or as though

• A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art

• The recurrence of similar consonant sounds

• A deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic effect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which term refers to a paradox made up of two seemingly contradictory words?

• Symbolism

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

What is the definition of imagery?

• A comparison between similar things using the words like, as, or as though

• A brief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of art

• A description of how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, or sounds - appeals to the senses

• A deliberate exaggeration used for emphasis or to produce a comic or ironic effect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Which term refers to the attribution of a lifelike quality to an inanimate object or an idea?

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Idiom

• Irony

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4