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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
What does it mean?
What does it mean?
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?" is an example of
What is the figure of speech called when there is a repetition of vowel sounds?
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Personification
Metaphor
What is the figure of speech called when words imitate and reproduce real-life sounds and actions?
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Personification
Metaphor
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:
The water angrily flowed towards the sea.
Alliteration
Assonance
Hyperbole
Personification
figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.
metonymy
synecdoche
A mild way of saying something harsh or blunt
anaphora
synecdoche
idiom
euphemism
Words that express the opposite of what someone really feels or means (sarcasm)
verbal irony
idiom
allusion
synecdoche
A saying that isn't meant to be taken literally
idiom
allusion
euphemism
verbal irony
Using a part to represent the whole
verbal irony
hyperbole
allusion
synecdoche
The writer or speaker either directly or indirectly refers to a person, event, or work of art
idiom
synedoche
allusion
assonance
Repetition of the first part of a sentence or phrase to achieve artistic effect
assonance
allusion
anaphora
idiom
Definition: a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole, or it may use a whole to represent a part. "boots on the ground" for soldiers being deployed in an area
Syndecdoche
Paradox
Zeugma
Paradox
Violets are blue (B)
I'm out of my head (A)
Thinking about you (B)
(The coach to Andy) "Actually you are the glue that is holding the team together."
simile
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
synecdoche
An expression used by a particular group of people with a meaning that is only known through common use. Many idioms that are frequently used are also considered clichés.
Idiom
Paradox
Anaphora
Anecdote
A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow - an extended contradiction.
Paradox
Hyperbole
Rhetorical Question
Hypophora
A question used for effect, emphasis, or provocation. It is not meant to be answered.
Hypophora
Rhetorical Question
Anaphora
Idiom
"An brief and often indirect reference to a significant figure, place or event in poetry"
What device is this?
Oxymoron
Allusion
Anaphora
Assonance
"water plops into pond
splish-splash downhill
warbling magpies in tree
trilling, melodic thrill"
What main device do we see at work in this stanza?
Synecdoche
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
“No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him.” (Dickens, A Christmas Carol)
What sound effect is in use in this line?
personification
allusion
metaphor
alliteration
"Life is a broken-winged bird" is an example of
metaphor
alliteration
simile
paradox
A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.
What device is this?
Metonymy
Synecdoche
"Don't be such a Scrooge!"
What is being alluded to this line?
A character from Dickens' Christmas Carol who was very stingy with money
A character from Lord of the Rings who was very jealous
A character from Star Wars who was very lazy
"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?
Whistling
Happiness
Walking
Hiking
"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?
Adele
The store
High heels
Her
The piano sang a mournful song.
Personification
NOT Personification
Which two things often occur simultaneously? Verbal irony and:
Sincerity
Sarcasm
Hatred
Confusion
Verbal Irony occurs:
When the speaker says the opposite of what he/she means
Most often in pieces of fiction
If the speaker doesn't realize he/she said something offensive
When everyone knows what is being talked about except one person
What is a metaphor?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
An extreme exaggeration
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
He was born to a rich family
He was born hungry
He was born with teeth
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
It's time to take your turn.
It's raining cats and dogs
The ball is in your court
Reach for the stars
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
John met the President.
John rubbed elbows with the President
John was a cheetah
John pulled the wool over his eyes.
Identify the type of figurative language used:
As Sharif pulled up to the stoplight he heard a voice from outside his window yell "Nice wheels, man!"
Simile
Allusion
Synecdoche
Metonymy
The difference between synecdoche and metonymy is...
Synecdoche and metonymy are basically the same thing
Metonymy is a PART of what is being described. Synecdoche is an IDEA/THING related to what is being described.
Metonymy is used to describe people while synecdoche is used to describe objects/places
Synecdoche is a PART of what is being described. Metonymy is an IDEA/THING related to what is being described.
Identify the figurative language:
She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave.
Synecdoche
Metonymy
Metaphor
Allusion
Identify the figurative language:
After the storm had settled, I looked outside to see that the snow was a thick white blanket that had tucked in the entire world.
Simile
Metaphor
Allusion
Synecdoche
Identify the figurative language:
The student moved as fast as lightning after getting permission from the teacher for an early release.
Metaphor
Synecdoche
Simile
Personification
A play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words
pun
irony
litotes
paradox
is when something is said to make something appear less important or less serious
personieuphemism
understatement
symbolism
cliche
