Figures of Speech and Literary Devices

What does a metaphor directly compare?

• Two opposite things

• Two similar things

• Two things using 'like' or 'as'

• Two unrelated things as being the same

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the main purpose of using similes?

• To exaggerate for effect

• To make a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• To create a literal meaning

• To directly state that one thing is another

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which literary device imitates sounds?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

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 assigns human qualities to non-human things

• It makes sounds more vivid

• It uses exaggerated statements for effect

• It compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the function of an idiom?

• To convey a meaning different from the literal interpretation

• To repeat sounds for rhythm

• To give human qualities to non-human things

• To sound like what it describes

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

How does alliteration affect writing?

• By exaggerating for effect

• By repeating initial sounds to create rhythm

• By comparing things

• By imitating sounds

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is hyperbole used for?

• To create a literal meaning

• To compare two things

• To exaggerate for emphasis or effect

• To assign human qualities to objects

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does assonance involve?

• Repeating vowel sounds

• Repeating consonant sounds

• Using contradictory terms together

• Making a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

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 type of onomatopoeia

• A humorous use of words

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A combination of contradictory terms

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What effect do puns have in writing?

• They compare two things

• They create rhythm and mood

• They exaggerate for emphasis

• They add humor through wordplay

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A