Alliteration, Hyperbole & Imagery

True or False: With alliteration, words do not have to begin with the same letter, just the same sound.

• False

• True

8. In which of the examples below would you most likely find an alliteration?

• a) A non-fiction novel

• b) Lyrics in a song

• c) A "How to" book

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• a) Vanessa’s vaccine defends her vulnerable body from the virus

• b) Lucy jumps at least a hundred feet in the air

• c) Joseph’s vaccine lowers his chances of getting the virus

1. What is the purpose of using alliteration in writing?

• a) To make a piece of writing rhyme

• b) To help improve the level of humor in a piece of writing

• c) To focus the reader's attention on a section of text

• d) All of these are correct

What is a hyperbole?

• A comparison using "like" or "as".

• A statement that gives non-human objects human characteristics.

• An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.

• an expressing whose meaning is different from the literal meaning.

Which of these is a hyperbole?

• They lived in a small cabin in the woods.

• The boy was taller than the Eiffel tower.

• Jackson was eating a bite-sized candy bar.

• The moon is overwhelmingly beautiful tonight.

What does the hyperbole, "I have a million things to do today" mean?

• There are a million things to do today.

• There is nothing to do today.

• There is a lot to do tomorrow.

• There is a lot to do today.

Why might a poet use hyperbole?

• To inform the reader of their experience

• To persuade a reader to believe their story

• To exaggerate or emphasize something

• To entertain the reader

What is the best definition of imagery? 

• Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.
  
• An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.
•  A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
• Exaggeration

This excerpt appeals to which sense:

Down in the street little eddies of wind were whirling dust and torn paper into spirals, and though the sun was shining and the sky a harsh blue..

• sight
• smell
• touch
• taste