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9_Quiz_Eng_3rd_Q

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call the ordered pattern of rhyming words at the end of each line in a stanza?

a)

meter

b)

rhyme

c)

rhyme scheme

d)

sound devices

2.

Identify the type of sound device.

The sly, slithering snake snuck into the shed.

a)

Assonance

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

consonance

3.

What type of figurative language is this?

The use of technology is so Greek to me.

a)

Pun

b)

Idiomatic expression

c)

Litotes

d)

Proverbs

4.

My grandma has been under the weather.

This statement means _______

a)

My grandma is sick.

b)

My granda likes good weather.

c)

My grandma doesn't like any weather

d)

My granda likes to go out when the weather is low.

5.

It refers to literary elements used in prose and poetry to emphasize certain sounds and create musical effects.

a)

Figures of speech

b)

sound devices

c)

idiomatic expression

d)

Poetry

6.

The pattern of stressed and stressed syllables is called ______

a)

rhyme

b)

rhyme scheme

c)

meter

d)

rhythm

7.

What do you call the matching ending sounds at the end of words or lines?

a)

verse

b)

rhyme

c)

meter

d)

rhyme scheme

8.

Identify the type of sound devices used in this sentence.

When things go bad don’t stop but bbold and go forward, one step at a time.

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Cacophony

9.

What figure of speech is used in the sentence below?

A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired.

a)

idiom

b)

alliteration

c)

Pun

d)

Litotes

10.

"Death, thou shalt die."

This statement above is an example of ______

a)

oxymoron

b)

synecdoche

c)

Paradox

d)

metonymy

11.

"He's running out of steam," is an example of _______

a)

Irony

b)

Paradox

c)

Idiomatic expression

d)

Litotes

12.

It refers to the use of unmelodious, harsh, sharp, and hissing qualities of sound.

a)

Onomatopeia

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

d)

Cacophony

13.

A boy has been admitted to the hospital. The nurse says, “He’s in good hands.”

He's in good hands is a______

a)

Paradox

b)

Litotes

c)

Metonymy

d)

Synecdoche

14.

"The weather is not unpleasant" is an example of _____

a)

hyperbole

b)

Paradox

c)

Litotes

d)

Pun

15.

"Her decision is not the worst." is an example _____

a)

Litotes

b)

Paradox

c)

Metonymy

d)

synecdoche

16.

“The road to success is always under construction.” is an example of _____

a)

metaphor

b)

Pun

c)

metonymy

d)

personification

17.

“The sun smiled down on us.” is an example of ______

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

Personification

d)

hyperbole

18.

"Justice is blind and, at times, deaf." is an example of ______

a)

Paradox

b)

oxymoron

c)

Personification

d)

metaphor.

19.

"I walked a million miles to get here." is a _______

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

Litotes

20.

It refers to exaggerated statements that aren’t meant to be taken literally.

a)

Personification

b)

metaphor

c)

euphemism

d)

hyperbole

21.

He’s not poor; he’s “economically disadvantaged.” is an example of ____

a)

euphemism

b)

litotes

c)

metaphor

d)

irony

22.

He’s “creative with the truth.” means ____

a)

he is smart

b)

he is brilliant

c)

he is a liar

d)

he is creative

23.

 “Lend me your ears,” “ears” is substituted for ___

a)

presence

b)

attention

c)

motivation

d)

opinion

24.

 “He asked for her hand in marriage.” is a ____

a)

metaphor

b)

metonymy

c)

synecdoche

d)

irony

25.

"A man who needs medical assistance is run over by the ambulance sent to help him." is an example of ____

a)

irony

b)

metaphor

c)

euphemism

d)

allusion