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Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the literal or primary meaning of a word

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Annotation

d)

Diction

2.

is an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

a)

Denotation

b)

Connotation

c)

Annotation

d)

Diction

3.

Which part of speech helps us not to be repetitive?

a)

Verb

b)

Pronoun

c)

Adjective

d)

Adverb

4.

The representation of sense experience through language is

a)

Imagery

b)

Metaphor

c)

Allusion

d)

Illusion

5.

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance is ...

a)

Allusion

b)

Illusion

c)

Alliteration

d)

Idiom

6.

The attitude of an artist toward his/her subject or audience is

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

c)

Tempo

d)

Mindset

7.

How the work makes the reader/ listener/ viewer feel is

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Tempo

d)

Mindset

8.

A common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work; the main idea.

a)

Theme

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Tempo

9.

Repetition of like sounds is

a)

Alliteration

b)

Allusion

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Anaphora

10.

Repetition of words or phrases in the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect is

a)

Anaphora

b)

Alliteration

c)

Allusion

d)

Anecdote

11.

Two or more words or phrases placed together to show contrast is 

a)

Juxtaposition

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Anaphora

12.

Exaggerated statements not to be taken literally are

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Anaphora

c)

Epistrophe

d)

Juxtaposition

13.

"Pow”​ , “Wham”, “Zap” are examples of:

a)

Alliteration

b)

Idiom

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

14.

Give me liberty or give me death is an example of

a)

Anaphora

b)

Alliteration

c)

Tone

d)

Metaphor

15.

"My backpack weighs a ton" is an example of

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Juxtaposition

c)

Tone

d)

Anaphora

16.

"The sea lashed out in anger at the ships" is

a)

Personification

b)

Allusion

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

17.

"With Spring in the air, the flowers began to release a fragrant aroma" is an example of what kind of imagery?

a)

Auditory

b)

Olfactory

c)

Visual

d)

Tactile

18.

"The plant’s leaves were dry and brittle after having no water" is an example of what kind of imagery?

a)

Tactile

b)

Olfactory

c)

Gustatory

d)

Visual

19.

"It was dead-quiet in the abandoned house; you could hear your own breathing" is an example of what kind of imagery?

a)

Visual

b)

Auditory

c)

Tactile

d)

Gustatory

20.

"When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie I only had two things on my mind: Paul Newman and the ride home." is an example of what?

a)

Juxtaposition

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Anaphora

d)

Alliteration