What is personfication?

Giving human traits to non-human things

What is alliteration?

Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words

Compares two things using "like" or "as"

Compares two things without using "like" or "as"

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English I - Literary Devices Review

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1
This is an example of an oxymoron in a sentence: The comedian’s jokes sparked a deafening silence in the crowd.
True
False
2
What is an anaphora?
Repetition of similar sounds, often at the end of lines
Repetition of a word or phrase at beginning of successive lines or phrases
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words
A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
3
What is a hyperbole?
Giving human traits to non-human things
Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
An obvious exaggeration for effect
A word that imitates a sound
4
This is an example of a metaphor: Her voice was like music to his ears.
False
True
5
This is an example of a simile: This food is the bomb.
False
True
6
What is an oxymoron?
A play on words for humorous or rhetorical effect
A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
An obvious exaggeration for effect
Giving human traits to non-human things
7
What is personfication?
A direct comparison (does NOT use like or as)
A comparison using like or as
Giving human traits to non-human things
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words
8
What is alliteration?
A play on words for humorous or rhetorical effect
Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words
A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms
A direct comparison (does NOT use like or as)
9
This is an example of alliteration: Sally sold seashells by the seashore.
False
True
10
This is an example of anaphora: I want to learn. I want to grow. I want to make a difference.
False
True
11
What is a simile?
Used to describe a setting
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
Giving human traits to non-human things
Compares two things without using "like" or "as"
12
This is an example of an onomatopoeia in a sentence: The bacon sizzled in the pan as breakfast began.
False
True
13
This is an example of personification: The thunder grumbled angrily as the storm rolled in.
False
True
14
What is an onomonopia?
A word that imitates a sound
A play on words for humorous or rhetorical effect
Language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
Repetition of similar sounds, often at the end of lines
15
This is an example of a hyperbole: You could hear the conversation a mile away.
False
True
16
What is a metaphor?
Compares two things using "like" or "as"
Compares two things without using "like" or "as"
A play on words for humorous or rhetorical effect
A word that imitates a sound

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