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AICE Figurative LAnguage 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

Meiosis, litotes, and euphemisms are forms of

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Understatement

d)

Juxtaposition

2.

__________ is when a word connoting something small is substituted for a large thing.

a)

Synecdoche

b)

Litotes

c)

Euphemism

d)

Meiosis

3.

____________ is used when the writer employs two phrases or sentences of contrasting meanings in close proximity to one another.

a)

Litote

b)

Anthesis

c)

Juxtaposition

d)

Reversal

4.

"I am going to swing by the golden arches."

Is an example of ...

a)

Metonymy

b)

Synecdoche

c)

Irony

d)

Imagery

5.

A good definition of Apostrophe in figurative Language is ..

a)

A piece of punctuation showing ownership or used in contractions.

b)

A figure of speech that creates a parallel relationship with two words or ideas in order to explain the relationship between two things.

c)

A figure of speech where the speaker detaches him/herself from reality in order to speak an inanimate object or imaginary character

d)

A word that compares one thing to another that is not the same.

6.

This form of figurative language uses “like” or “as” to create approximation and comparison between different things.

a)

Apostrophe

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

7.

Litotes are

a)

A figure of speech that uses of exaggeration for extra effect.

b)

A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.

c)

Is when a person, concept, place, idea or theme is placed parallel to another.

d)

Is a figure of speech that uses one thing to mean another and makes a comparison between the two.

8.

A figure of speech where non-human things are given human characteristics is

a)

An aphorism

b)

Onamonapia

c)

Euphemism

d)

Personification

9.

Which form of contradiction can be characterized as it comes with only two words that contradicts itself..

a)

Paradox

b)

Oxymoron

10.

"Piece of Cake" is an example of

a)

Simile

b)

Paradox

c)

Idiom

d)

Cliche

11.

________ is when an object or concept is called by the name of something related to the object.

a)

Metonymy

b)

Synecdoche

12.

What figure of speech creates a parallel relationship with two words or ideas in order to explain the relationship between two things?

(a)  

13.

(a)   is a figure of speech where the part relates to the whole, or a whole is used to represent a part.

14.

Break a leg is a figure of speech employing what?

(a)  

15.

This excerpt from Monty Python displays what form of figurative language:

King Arthur: Now stand aside, worthy adversary!

Black Knight: ‘Tis but a scratch!

King Arthur: A scratch? Your arm’s off!

Black Knight: No, it isn’t.

King Arthur: What’s that, then?

Black Knight: [after a pause] I’ve had worse.

King Arthur: You liar!

Black Knight: Come on, you pansy!

(a)  

16.

(a)   narration is the most commonly used narrative mode in literature.

17.

A narrator who can see into the heads of multiple characters is called .

(a)  

18.

When a character is both part of the story and the narrator what is the point of view?

(a)  

19.

A character whose telling of the story lacks credibility due to problems with the character's mental state or maturity is referred to as a (an)

(a)  

20.

(a)   is the use of expressive or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas in literature or art. Also, known as language that creates a picture in the mind.