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A #quiz about #figurativelanguage including #simile #metaphor #hyperbole #idiom #personification.
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What is imagery?
Another word for poetry
Descriptive/figurative language used to create pictures
Pictures included with poetry
Descriptive/figurative language appealing to the 5 senses
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"The doors to the castle swung open, inviting me in" is an example of...
alliteration
simile
onomatopoeia
personification
3
An idiom is...
A word representing a sound
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
4
"His arms were long and loose, like an octopus' tentacles" is an example of...
idiom
hyperbole
personifcation
simile
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A simile is...
A comparison using like or as
A word representing a sound
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
Repeating the same consonant sound
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"The library after hours was as silent as the grave" is an example of...
metaphor
simile
personification
idiom
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"Cows say
moo
and pigs say
oink
" is an example of...
simile
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
8
"I was afraid my friend would spill the beans about our secret" is an example of...
simile
hyperbole
personifcation
idiom
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Hyperbole is...
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something
A word representing a sound
A comparison using like or as
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Alliteration is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
Repeating the same consonant sound
A comparison using like or as
An exaggeration
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"This quiz was harder than every test I've ever had put together" is an example of...
personification
idiom
metaphor
hyperbole
12
"He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" is an example of...
idiom
alliteration
metaphor
simile
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"I had to pay an arm and a leg for this stereo" is an example of...
metaphor
personifcation
simile
idiom
14
"My mean neighbor is such a rat" is an example of...
idiom
simile
metaphor
alliteration
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What is figurative language?
a literary device used by writers to add meaning and imagery
the foundational base of an entire literary work
exaggerated language in order to create mood or feeling
tension between what is expected to happen and reality
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"A big black bear burst out and bounded at me" is an example of...
simile
idiom
alliteration
metaphor
17
"She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...
metaphor
personification
alliteration
simile
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Personification is...
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A word representing a sound
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
19
a group of lines in a poem
stanza
paragraph
sentence
word
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"Peter promptly prepared the spicy peppers" is an example of...
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
21
"The door opened with a
creak
" is an example of...
alliteration
idiom
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
22
The elements of poetry are:
Structure, Rhythm, Rhyme, Sound devices & Figurative language
Beat, metre, fixed verse, free verse
Rhyme and Rhythm
23
"Hold your horses and let me explain first" is an example of...
simile
hyperbole
idiom
personifcation
24
"The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...
hyperbole
personification
idiom
metaphor
25
"The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...
personification
metaphor
simile
alliteration
26
"This is the worst day anyone has ever had" is an example of...
idiom
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
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A metaphor is...
A word representing a sound
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
An exaggeration
A comparison saying that one thing is another thing
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Onomatopoeia is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A word representing a sound
Repeating the same consonant sound
29
What is sensory language?
Words and phrases that help you visualize with your senses
Mental images
Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, and Smell
Visualizing
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"That soccer player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
idiom
metaphor
