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Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the purpose of(emotionally) charged or loaded language?

a)

To gain support or sway opinions

b)

Push and agenda or gain a political foothold

c)

Degrade or Exalt others

d)

To make you not want to listen

2.

Which of these are types of figurative language?

a)

Repetition and Parallelism

b)

analogy and euphemism

c)

Idioms

d)

antithesis

3.

What is emotionally charged language?

a)

Language that is designed to make everyone mad at you

b)

Verbal and written communication that elicit a strong emotional response from the reader or listener

c)

Words that are designed to bring all the attention to you and not care about anyone else

d)

Something to make you bored at school

4.

Repetition (figurative language)

a)

figure of speech that creates a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike (more complicated than a simile or metaphor).

b)

influences the grammatical structure of sentences but can also impact the meaning of thoughts and ideas being presented. It may feature repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis.

c)

persuasive technique often used by politicians, journalists, and advertisers – repeating simple words and phrases can convince us that they are true, even if they aren’t

d)

a literary device that refers to two opposing elements through the parallel grammatical structure. The word antithesis means absolute opposite.

5.

Parallelism

a)

:  words, phrases, and overall verbal and written communication that elicit a strong emotional response from the reader or listener. 

b)

repetition of grammatical elements in writing and speaking. Parallelism influences the grammatical structure of sentences but can also impact the meaning of thoughts and ideas being presented. It may feature repetition of a word or phrase for emphasis.

c)

a figure of speech commonly used to replace a word or phrase that is related to a concept that might make others uncomfortable (considered harsh, impolite, or unpleasant).  Used indirectly without using literal language as a way of softening the impact of what is being said

d)

saying or expression that is widely used among speakers of a certain language and whose figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning

6.

The gorgeous model slinked down the runway.

a)

Emotionally charged language

b)

Idiom

c)

Repetition

d)

Parallelism

7.

Minnie has excellent ball skills, good defensive skills, and superb rebounding skills.

a)

Repetition

b)

Parallelism

c)

Idiom

d)

Analogy

8.

a literary device that refers to two opposing elements through the parallel grammatical structure

a)

Parallelism

b)

Analogy

c)

Idiom

d)

Antithesis (opposite)

9.

a figure of speech commonly used to replace a word or phrase that is related to a concept that might make others uncomfortable (considered harsh, impolite, or unpleasant).  Used indirectly without using literal language as a way of softening the impact of what is being said.

a)

idiom

b)

Euphemism

c)

antithesis

d)

repetition

10.

a saying or expression that is widely used among speakers of a certain language and whose figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning.  

a)

parallelism

b)

repetition

c)

Euphemism

d)

Idiom

11.

These are an example of.....

ducks in a row (to get organized)

hit the jackpot (to win or have immediate success)

draw a blank (unable to remember something)

a)

analogy

b)

idiom

c)

repetition

d)

antithesis

12.

Examples:

1. Several rebels were neutralized in the forces’ action in self-defense. (neutralized sounds easier to digest rather than killed or murdered.)

2. His father passed away yesterday. (passed away sounds better than died)

These are an example of.....

a)

analogy

b)

Idiom

c)

Euphemism

d)

antithesis

13.

This is a figure of speech​ ​that creates a comparison by showing how two seemingly different entities are alike (more complicated than a simile or metaphor).

a)

Repetition

b)

Analogy

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor