Figures of Speech Quiz

What is the definition of Anaphora?

• Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of Metaphor?

• A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things

• The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

• The dentist's office was filled with the comforting sound of drills and screams

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What is the definition of Antithesis?

• A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning

• A question posed for effect rather than to elicit an answer

• The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Which of the following is an example of Alliteration?

• The dentist's office was filled with the comforting sound of drills and screams

• Better butter makes a batter better

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

What is the definition of Hyperbole?

• The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words

• Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

• The use of similar grammatical structures or word order in a series of sentences or phrases

• A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of Parallelism?

• The use of similar grammatical structures or word order in a series of sentences or phrases

• The arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance or intensity

• The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words

• A question posed for effect rather than to elicit an answer

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

What is the definition of Rhetorical Question?

• A question posed for effect rather than to elicit an answer

• A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning

• The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words

• The use of similar grammatical structures or word order in a series of sentences or phrases

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Which of the following is an example of Irony?

• The dentist's office was filled with the comforting sound of drills and screams

• The use of similar grammatical structures or word order in a series of sentences or phrases

• A figure of speech in which the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning

• The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the definition of Epistrophe?

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses

• A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things

• Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of Climax?

• A question posed for effect rather than to elicit an answer

• The use of similar grammatical structures or word order in a series of sentences or phrases

• The arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in order of increasing importance or intensity

• The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D