Figurative Language and Sound Devices

"All the world is a stage." is what type of figurative language?

• cliche

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"He sneezed in the breeze on his feet." is what type of sound device?

• alliteration

• assonance

• oxymoron

• repetition

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Rhythm is -

• the musical quality produced by the repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables.

• a word or phrase that has become overly familiar or commonplace.

• the repetition of sounds at the end of words.

• a word or line that is repeated in a poem to create a certain effect.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Now I'm stranded in the center / of a living submarine." is an example of -

• an idiom

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

"The comedian is seriously funny." is an example of -

• a cliche

• an oxymoron

• a metaphor

• an idiom

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A poet will often use alliteration, assonance, consonance, rhythm, and rhyme in order to -

• make the poem interesting.

• allow a poem to flow.

• stress the theme of the poem.

• show his command of the English language.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"You hit the nail on the head." is an example of -

• personification

• hyperbole

• a metaphor

• an idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of two or more nearby words?

• consonance

• rhyme

• alliteration

• assonance

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This is an example of -

• a symbol

• an oxymoron

• onomatopoeia

• a cliche

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Buzz, hiss, roar, and woof are all examples of -

• symbols

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

• refrain

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4