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Vocabulary 6

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Personification:A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human characteristics

a)

the wind whispered good morning

b)

example: Sally sells sea shells

c)

her eyes shine like diamonds

d)

the sun smiled hello

2.

Allusion: a reference to a person, place, thing, or event

a)

Her eyes sparkled like diamonds

b)

The world is a stage

c)

The Simpson's, "Tell-Tale Heart" Episode

d)

Sally sells seashells

3.

Stanza:

a)

a reference to a person, place, thing, or event

b)

extreme exaggeration

c)

A group of lines in a poem set off by blank lines

d)

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a group of words

4.

Alliteration: a repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words (rough and ready…)

a)

the night was long and sad

b)

shine bright like a diamond

c)

Sally sells seashells by the seashore

d)

Platt picks peonies in Pennsylvania

5.

Simile:

a)

A comparison of two unlike objects not using like or as

b)

extreme exaggeration

c)

A comparison between things using the words “like” or “as”

d)

a reference to a person, place, thing, or event

6.

Discordant:

a)

to make as small as possible; reduce.

b)

easily taken advantage of or deceived; naive.

c)

disagreeing; conflicting.

d)

needs that are immediate.

7.

needs that are immediate are called

a)

gullible

b)

urgency

c)

willful

d)

minimize

8.

Minimize:

a)

to make as small as possible; reduce.

b)

Stubbornly insistent on getting one's way; headstrong; obstinate.

c)

disagreeing; conflicting.

d)

easily taken advantage of or deceived; naive.

9.

easily taken advantage of or deceived; naive.

a)

discordant

b)

willful

c)

minimize

d)

gullible

10.

Stubbornly insistent on getting one's way; headstrong; obstinate.

a)

urgency

b)

willful

c)

discordant

d)

urgency