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Figurative Language/Poetic Terms Quiz

Authored by Myrtle Boggs

English

10th Grade

CCSS covered

Figurative Language/Poetic Terms Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Using language to create a particular effect is known as ______.

Figurative Language

Hyperbole

Imagery

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

What is an extreme exaggeration to make a point called?

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Fill in the blank: The primary images or pictures the author uses to convey meaning in a poem is called ______.

Imagery

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

A comparison of two unlike things is known as ______.

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Which term describes when the sound of a word suggests a particular thing?

Onomatopoeia

Alliteration

Assonance

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Fill in the blank: To give human qualities to something that is not human is called ______.

Personification

Metaphor

Simile

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Which term refers to the specific words an author chooses?

Diction

Prose

Stanza

Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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