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Figurative Language P2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which detail from the excerpt contains alliteration?

a)

“sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand”

b)

“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame”

c)

“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame”

d)

“Mother of Exiles.”

2.

Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,

Though its answer little meaning—little relevancy bore;

For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being

Ever yet was blessed with seeing bird above his chamber door

Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,

With such name as “Nevermore.”


Which line contains alliteration?

a)

Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,

b)

Though its answer little meaning—little relevancy bore;

c)

Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,

3.

What is this a sample of:

The sneaky, slimy, slippery snake slithered through the grass.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

e)

Irony

4.
I wish that date would fade from memory.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
5.
The sleeping geese recline their heads.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
6.

It refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within or at the end of a sentence or phrase.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Consonance

7.

Which sound device is this sentence using? "Mammals named Sam are clammy."

a)

Consonance

b)

Assonance

c)

Alliteration

8.

Great, gregarious Gary from Gryffindor likes grapes.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

consonance

c)

assonance

d)

alliteration

9.

Which is the best definition of rhyme?

a)

A style of poetry that is not considered literary

b)

A specific way of using imagery and detail

c)

Effects that occur mainly in lyric poetry

d)

The repetition of sounds in two or more words

10.

What is end rhyme?

a)

Rhyming words that have an extra syllable at their ends

b)

Rhyming words that rhyme on an unstressed syllable

c)

Rhyming words that come last in lines of poetry

d)

Rhyming words that come first in lines of poetry

11.

What is a rhyme scheme?

a)

Rhymes used in a repeating pattern

b)

Rhymes used in new and original ways

c)

Rhymes that do not fulfill their intentions

d)

Rhymes that surprise the reader

12.

Which is the best definition of internal rhyme?

a)

Rhyme that repeats consonants but not vowels

b)

Rhyme that occurs in places other than the ends of lines

c)

Rhyming on the unstressed syllable of a word

d)

Rhymes in the way words are spelled but not spoken

13.

Which word pair gives an example of the most common type of rhyme?

a)

Give, receive

b)

Preen, fawn

c)

Sorry, worry

d)

Grail, pale

14.

What word rhymes with mop?

a)

mom

b)

cop

c)

cup

15.

What word rhymes with sit?

a)

sat

b)

let

c)

pit

16.
Which of these is the best definition of imagery?
a)
anything that is literal
b)
giving a human trait to something non-human
c)
language that appeals to the reader's five senses
d)
 descriptions that are not literally true
17.
Which of the following statements is true of imagery?
a)
It is always visual.
b)
It often uses figurative language.
c)
It can only appeal to one sense at a time.
d)
It can only be understood if explained by the writer.
18.
What is the best definition of imagery? 
a)
Imagery is the author’s use of language that appeals to the five senses in order to help the reader imagine what is being described.
b)
An act of saying what will or might happen in the future.
c)
 A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as.
d)
Exaggeration
19.

The 5 senses are:

a)

sight, touch, taste, hearing, smell

b)

sight, seeing, touch, taste listening

c)

touch, taste, listening, hearing, smell

d)

taste, seeing, touching, hearing, sight

20.

Which detail from the excerpt contains assonance?

a)

“I will be the gladdest”

b)

“Under the sun”

c)

“cliffs and clouds”

d)

“the grass rise”

21.

How could the following sentence be rewritten to include assonance?


The boat moved on the water.

a)

The boat bobbed briskly by the bay.

b)

The boat floated slowly over the ocean.

c)

The ship sailed slowly on the sea.

d)

The ship floated fast on the lake.

22.
The plums are proud and round.
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
23.
"The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls. . ."
a)
assonance
b)
consonance
c)
none
d)
rhyme
24.

What is the correct definition for (Repetition)?

a)

The order patterns of rhymes at the ends line or verses in a poem

b)

The pattern of strong and weak beats in spoken or written language

c)

The repeated use of words or phrases

25.

Which examples are examples of repetition?

a)

The sun sank in the sea

b)

We didn't look, we didn't listen, we only were."

c)

I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three."

d)

None of the above