Figurative Language Quiz

What is figurative language?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• A comparison that states one thing is something else

• A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize

What is literal language?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• A comparison that states one thing is something else

• A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize

What is alliteration?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• A comparison that states one thing is something else

• A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize

What is free verse?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• A style of poetry writing with no regular meter

• A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize

What is hyperbole?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• A comparison that states one thing is something else

• An exaggeration that can be funny

What is imagery?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• A comparison that states one thing is something else

• Description that uses the senses

What is meter?

• Language that is straightforward

• A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

• A comparison that states one thing is something else

• A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize

What is a metaphor?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• A comparison that states one thing is something else

• A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize

What is onomatopoeia?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• Use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning

• A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize

What is a pattern in poetry?

• Language that is straightforward

• Repetition of the same stressed consonant sound

• A repeating arrangement of words or syllables

• A tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize