WorksheetsChapter 6: Symbols & Figurative Language
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
An extended association, often sustained in every element ( character, plot, setting, etc. ) and throughout an entire work, between two levels of meaning, usually literal and abstract.
Oxymoron
Allegory
Symbol
Irony
A person, place, object, or image that represents more than its literal meaning.
Metaphor
Symbol
Synecdoche
Allegory
A meaning or outcome contrary to what is expected.
Simile
Allegory
Irony
Metaphor
"The tropical storm slept for two days," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
A representation of one thing as if it were something else, without a verbal signal such as like or as.
Metaphor
Allegory
Symbol
Simile
What is a traditional symbol?
A Symbol that is specific to one culture only
A symbol that has been used by many for a long time.
A circle
A symbol that means tradition.
"Her face is like a sunbeam," is an example of what type of figurative language?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
A reference, usually brief, to another text or some person or entity external to the work.
Synecdoche
Simile
Metonymy
Allusion
Using the name of one thing to refer to another thing associated with it.
Allusion
Metonymy
Simile
Personification
Which of the following contains an example of allusion?
We're from the country and we like it that way.
She is like the wind through my trees.
As the angels sing an old Hank Williams song, time marches on.
Life's a dance you learn as you go.
A form of metonymy (or name substitution) in which the part represents the whole.
Personification
Allusion
Oxymoron
Synecdoche
Which of the following is an example of metonymy?
The cherry’s not doing so well. (When speaking of a cherry tree)
It’s going to be a dangerous storm (When speaking of a storm)
She’s just the best ever! (When speaking of a good friend)
He’s sort of interesting, I guess (When speaking of a crush)
A representation of one thing as if it were something else, with an explicit verbal signal such as like or as.
Simile
Allegory
Metaphor
Symbol
What is a literary technique in which two contradictory words come together for a special effect? For example, original copy or jumbo shrimp.
Simile
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Hyperbole
A combination of contradictory or opposite ideas, qualities, or entities.
Alliteration
Irony
Oxymoron
Metonymy
Sometimes called anthropomorphism, attributing human qualities to objects or animals.
Personification
Simile
Allusion
Synecdoche
Which is an example of a traditional symbol?
A small dog
A chair
A white dove
A KitKat
