Figurative Language Quiz #2

What is an allusion?

• A reference to another piece of literature

• A direct quote from a famous person

• A literal description of an event

• A type of figurative language using similes

What is figurative language?

• Language that uses literal meanings

• Language that uses imaginative comparisons

• Language that is grammatically correct

• Language that is used in formal writing

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The sun sparkles like a disco ball

• I am hungry enough to eat the fridge

• The dog barked loudly

• The sky is blue

Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

• "Moves like Jagger"

• "It was a dark and stormy night"

• "I am hungry enough to eat the fridge"

• "Jump through hoops"

What is the purpose of using hyperbole?

• To make a point through exaggeration

• To provide a literal description

• To create a rhyme

• To address an absent person

What is the best example of an idiom?

• "The rain dances sometimes"

• "This Quizziz is a piece of cake"

• "The Cold Fire was cold"

• "This is the beginning of the end"

What does the term "image" refer to in poetry?

• A contradiction in terms

• A single mental picture created in the reader's mind

• The predominant feeling in a poem

• A statement with contradictory elements

What is the mood of a poem?

• The use of language involving incongruity

• The predominant feeling created by the poem

• A pair of opposite words

• A statement with contradictory elements

How is mood best discovered in a poem?

• Through the use of language

• By considering the images presented

• By identifying contradictions

• By analyzing the rhyme scheme

What is situational irony?

• When the opposite of what is expected occurs

• When the author implies a different meaning than intended

• When what is meant is the opposite of what is said

• A collection of appeals to the senses