Figurative Language Taylor's Version

"Loving him was LIKE driving a new Maserati down a dead end street" --Red

What fiction technique was used?

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Answer explanation

The correct fiction technique used in the given quote is a simile because it compares loving him to driving a new Maserati down a dead end street using 'like'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"I asked the traffic lights if it would be alright, they say 'I don't know.'" --Death by a Thousand Cuts, Lover

What fiction technique was used?

• Foreshadowing

• Personification

• Flashback

• Allegory

Answer explanation

The fiction technique used in the given quote is personification, where the traffic lights are given human-like qualities by being able to speak and express uncertainty.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is figurative language?

• Words that sound good together and create a musical feeling

• Words with strong emotions and connotations that reveal a character's perspective

• Language that is literal where the words mean exactly what they mean

• language that does not carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

Answer explanation

Figurative language is language that does not carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

"But then it fades away into the grey of my day-old tea" -- gold rush, evermore

What form of wordplay was used?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Allusion

• Irony

Answer explanation

The form of wordplay used in the given line is assonance, which is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words, such as 'fades,' 'gray,' and 'day-old.'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an allusion?

• A reference to a well-known story or event

• A type of exaggeration

• A sound word

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Answer explanation

An allusion is a reference to a well-known story or event, making it the correct choice among the options provided.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is personification?

• The repetition of vowel sounds

• Combining opposite terms in a phrase

• Giving human qualities to animals or objects

• Using 'like' or 'as' in comparisons

Answer explanation

Giving human qualities to animals or objects

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

"Our song is the slamming screen door, sneaking out late tapping on your window." -- Our Song, Debut

What literary technique was used?

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Alliteration

Answer explanation

The literary technique used in the given line is Onomatopoeia because the words 'slamming' and 'tapping' imitate the sounds they describe.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts." -- Lover

Which TWO fiction techniques were used?

• Subplot

• Allegory

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Answer explanation

The correct choices are Metaphor because the phrase 'death by a thousand cuts' is a metaphorical comparison, not a literal one.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

"I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here, 'cause I remember it all too well." -- All Too Well, Red

What literary device was used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Verbal irony

• Dramatic irony

Answer explanation

The correct literary device used in the given line is a metaphor, as the crumpled up piece of paper is being compared to the speaker's memory, emphasizing the emotional weight of the memory.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"I don't like that falling feels like flying til the bone crush’ -- gold rush, evermore

"I polish plates until they gleam and glisten" - tolerate it, evermore

What literary device was used?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

Answer explanation

The literary device used in the given lines is alliteration, as it involves the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words like 'falling feels', 'lying til', 'polish plates', 'glow and glisten'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4