Daily Grammar Quiz-G...G...G-Ross

A simile is

• A type of literary device that creates a vivid image by comparing two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
• A type of poem that uses rhymed verse and often expresses personal emotions or feelings.
• A type of metaphor that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.
• A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

A metaphor is

• A type of poem that follows a specific rhyme scheme.
• A type of sentence that expresses a strong emotion.
• A figure of speech that compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.
• A type of punctuation used to separate items in a list.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

Personification is

• Describing inanimate objects as living beings.
• Assigning emotions to plants or natural elements.
• Giving human qualities to non-human things or objects.

• Giving human characteristics to animals.

Hyperbole is

• A form of irony.
• A figure of speech used in scientific writing.
• Extreme exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

• A type of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

An allusion is

• something that appears to be something it is not

• a comparison to male a point

• a reference to a famous person, place, or event

• A type of animal

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Rhythm is

• a regular pattern of or flow of stressed syllables

• a random sequence of sounds or movements
• a type of dance move
• a mathematical equation

A foil is

• A type of metal
• A pair of characters that have opposite characteristics

• A pair of characters that have the same characteristics

• A type of food

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

A memoir is

• A biography written by someone else
• A written account of a period of a person's own life

• A collection of photographs
• A fictional story about someone's life

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

A euphemisim is

• A specific type of example

• A polite way of saying something offensive or unpleasant

• A direct word or expression used to describe something unpleasant or embarrassing.
• A term used to exaggerate the severity of a situation.

An allegory

• a creative work with symbolic meaning

• A reference to a famous person, place, or event

• repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word

• An allegory