Figurative Language in Literature

What is figurative language?

• Figurative language is a form of language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.

• Figurative language is a type of language that is only used in fiction writing.

• Figurative language is a form of language that is used to convey literal meanings.

• Figurative language is a type of language that is only used in poetry.

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Which of the following is an example of simile?

• The sun is shining brightly.

• He runs like the wind.

• She is as strong as an ox.

• She is as brave as a lion.

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What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of simile.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.

• A metaphor is a type of personification.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

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Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The river flowed swiftly.

• The sun is shining brightly.

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What is an idiom?

• A type of insect.

• A mathematical equation.

• A type of clothing.

• A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning.

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Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I'm so cold I could turn into an ice cube.

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.

• I'm so full I could explode.

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What is an oxymoron?

• A type of speech that combines contradictory figures

• A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms

• A type of animal that is both an ox and a moron

• A figure of speech that combines similar terms

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Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• buzz

• click

• whisper

• jump

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What is a symbol?

• A symbol is a type of punctuation mark.

• A symbol is a musical instrument.

• A symbol is a mark, sign, or word that represents an object, idea, or concept.

• A symbol is a mathematical equation.

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Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Mary had a little lamb.

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