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Figurative Language Review for Test

Authored by Deborah Moore

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

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Figurative Language Review for Test
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

1. A comparison between two DIFFERENT things using the words "LIKE" or "AS" is known as a:

a) simile

b) metaphor

c) personification

d) alliteration

Answer explanation

A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'. This distinguishes it from metaphors, which do not use these words. Therefore, the correct answer is a) simile.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

2. A direct comparison between two different things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as" is known as a:

a)simile

b) metaphor

c) personification

d) alliteration

Answer explanation

A metaphor is a direct comparison between two different things without using 'like' or 'as'. It asserts that one thing is another, enhancing meaning and understanding, which distinguishes it from a simile.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

3. Giving an animal, object or idea human characteristics is known as:

a)simile

b) metaphor

c) personification

d) alliteration

Answer explanation

Giving human characteristics to animals, objects, or ideas is called personification. This literary device helps create vivid imagery and emotional connections, distinguishing it from similes, metaphors, and alliteration.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

4. Repetition of the initial consonant sound is known as:

a)simile

b) metaphor

c) personification

d) alliteration

Answer explanation

Repetition of the initial consonant sound in a phrase or sentence is called alliteration. It is a literary device used to create rhythm and enhance the musical quality of language, making option d) alliteration the correct choice.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

5. Something stretched beyond the truth or made larger is known as a:

a)simile

b) metaphor

c) hyperbole

d) onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

The correct answer is c) hyperbole, which refers to an exaggerated statement that stretches the truth for emphasis or effect. Similes and metaphors are comparisons, while onomatopoeia refers to sound words.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

6. A literary device wherein the sound of a word echoes the sound it represents is known as:

a)simile

b) metaphor

c) hyperbole

d) onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

Onomatopoeia is a literary device where the word's sound imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'. This distinguishes it from similes, metaphors, and hyperboles, which do not focus on sound imitation.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

7. The following is a line from Alfred Noye's "The Highwayman": "Plaiting a dark red love knot into her long black hair". This is an example of:

a) a simile

b) a metaphor

c) imagery

d) onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

The line "Plaiting a dark red love knot into her long black hair" evokes vivid sensory details, appealing to the reader's imagination. This is an example of imagery, as it creates a visual picture without using comparisons like similes or metaphors.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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