Litotes and Oxymoron Quiz

What is a litotes?

• A litotes is a type of dance

• A litotes is a type of flower

• A litotes is a type of food

• A litotes is a figure of speech that uses understatement to emphasize a point or to express a positive by negating its opposite.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which of the following is an example of litotes?

• B) She's a great singer

• A) She's not a bad singer

• D) She's a fantastic singer

• C) She's an amazing singer

What is an oxymoron?

• An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, such as 'jumbo shrimp' or 'deafening silence.'

• A type of electronic device

• A type of fast food

• A type of large bird

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Explain the concept of litotes with an example.

• Litotes is a figure of speech that uses understatement to emphasize a point by denying its opposite. For example, saying 'I am not unhappy' to convey that you are actually happy.

• Litotes is a type of colorful and vivid language used to exaggerate a point. For example, saying 'I am extremely unhappy' to convey that you are actually happy.

• Litotes is a type of onomatopoeia that uses words to imitate natural sounds. For example, saying 'buzz' to convey that you are actually happy.

• Litotes is a type of metaphor that compares two unlike things. For example, saying 'I am as happy as a clam' to convey that you are actually happy.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Explain the concept of oxymoron with an example.

• Happy and sad

• The concept of oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, such as 'jumbo shrimp' or 'bittersweet.'

• Sweet and sour

• Big and small

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

True or False: Litotes is a figure of speech that uses double negatives to express a positive.

• Not sure

• True

• Partially true

• False

True or False: Oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

• False

• True

• Maybe

• Partially true

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'bittersweet'?

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which literary device is used in the phrase 'deafening silence'?

• Oxymoron

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A