Figures of Speech and Literary Devices

What does a metaphor directly compare?

• Two similar things without using 'like' or 'as'

• Two sounds to create a visual effect

• Two different things by stating one is the other

• Two actions to describe a scene

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What word is essential in creating a simile?

• And

• But

• Like

• Because

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which example best illustrates onomatopoeia?

• The stars danced in the sky

• Life is a roller coaster

• The lion's roar filled the night

• He was as brave as a lion

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does personification achieve in writing?

• It uses 'like' or 'as' to make comparisons

• It exaggerates to create a strong impression

• It compares two unlike things directly

• It makes non-human objects sound human

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• She is as fast as a cheetah

• Break a leg

• The wind whispered through the trees

• The alarm clock screamed this morning

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What literary device is characterized by the repetition of the same initial consonant sound?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does hyperbole do in literature?

• Compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Gives human traits to non-human objects

• Exaggerates to emphasize a point

• Creates a sound effect

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which literary device involves the repetition of vowel sounds within words?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an oxymoron?

• A humorous play on words

• A combination of contradictory terms

• A type of metaphor

• A direct comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which example demonstrates a pun?

• A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat

• The classroom was a zoo

• She has a heart of stone

• The silence was deafening

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CCSS.L.8.5A