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Figurative Language Quiz

Authored by La Donna Tuinstra

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is figurative language?

Language that creates images or effects beyond the literal meaning of words

Language that is always literal and straightforward

Language that only uses metaphors

Language that avoids any form of comparison

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does an analogy do?

Creates a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike

Represents something else

Describes nonhuman objects as human

Uses extreme exaggeration for effect

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is symbolism?

Something that represents something else

A direct statement of fact

A type of irony

A form of exaggeration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is dramatic irony?

When the audience knows information that the characters do not

When a character says one thing but means the opposite

When the outcome is different than what the audience expects

When two things are compared using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is verbal irony?

When a character says one thing but means the opposite

When the audience knows information that the characters do not

When the outcome is different than what the audience expects

When something represents something else

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is situational irony?

When the outcome is different than what the audience expects

When a character says one thing but means the opposite

When the audience knows information that the characters do not

When two things are compared using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an allusion?

An implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing

A direct statement of fact

A form of exaggeration

A type of irony

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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