Figurative Lang. Exam

What is the repetition of letters or letter sounds at the beginning of words, usually two or more words in a sentence, group of sentences, or stanza?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

What is a reference to a text, historical event, famous person, or character that should be known to the reader?

• Allusion

• Apology

• Metaphor

• Irony

What is the term for language specific to a region or group of people?

• Dialect

• Accent

• Imagery

• Personification

What is it called when a character remembers back to an event that occurred in the past?

• Flashback

• Imagery

• Dream sequence

• Monologue

What is it called when an author hints or gives clues about future events in the story?

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Symbolism

• Hyperbole

What is an exaggeration called in literary terms?

• Hyperbole.

• Metaphor.

• Simile.

• Understatement.

What is an expression or saying that is commonly known with a meaning different from the literal meaning?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Proverb

• Metaphor

What is the use of words to create a picture in the reader's mind, appealing to the five senses?

• The use of words to create a picture in the reader's mind, appealing to the five senses, is known as imagery.

• It is known as metaphor.

• It is known as personification.

• It is known as hyperbole.

What is the difference between what we expect to happen and what actually occurs.

• Irony

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Flashback

What is a comparison of two things in the form of a statement that does not use 'like' or 'as'?

• A metaphor.

• A simile.

• An analogy.

• A personification.