The mood of the piece that is conveyed through the author's word choice.

Which of these is an example of personification?

The wind whistled through the trees.

What is alliteration?

Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word.

Descriptive language that paints a picture in the reader's mind.

Which of these shows irony?

A marriage counselor gets divorced.

Which of these shows repetition?

"I shall be telling this with a sigh/ Somewhere ages and ages hence"

Which of these is an example of allusion?

He's a real Romeo with the ladies.

A comparison without using like or as.

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1
What is hyperbole?
Something that is unexpected.
A comparison using like or as.
Extreme exaggeration.
When something stands in for something else.
2
What is tone?
A reference to another piece of literature, art, etc.
When something is ironic.
The mood of the piece that is conveyed through the author's word choice.
Imagery
3
Which of these is an example of personification?
It was a dark and stormy night.
The fog was as thick as peanut butter.
The wind whistled through the trees.
She writes like Shakespeare.
4
What is alliteration?
The feeling you get from a text.
Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word.
Giving something human-like qualities.
Extreme exaggeration.
5
What is imagery?
Descriptive language that paints a picture in the reader's mind.
When something literal stands in for something else.
How a line of poetry sounds.
Repetition of a consonant sound.
6
Which of these is a symbol?
A path in the woods feeling "worn out."
A dove standing for peace.
Language that is not literal.
All of the above.
7
Which of these shows irony?
She is as beautiful as a flower.
Someone is late to a job interview.
A marriage counselor gets divorced.
"What happens to a dream deferred?"
8
Which of these is a simile?
The students are a school of fish.
He is as strong as an ox.
Her voice is a beam of sunlight.
Ms. Lukens is a boss.
9
What is figurative language?
Language that is not literal.
Language that is literal.
Language that paints a picture in one's mind.
Language that tells a story.
10
Which of these shows repetition?
"Marley was as dead as a doornail."
Their friendship is like a pot of gold.
"I shall be telling this with a sigh/ Somewhere ages and ages hence"
The birds sang their morning song.
11
Which of these is an example of allusion?
The sun smiled down on me.
She is as beautiful as a flower.
He's a real Romeo with the ladies.
A ghost
12
What is a metaphor?
A comparison without using like or as.
A comparison of two opposite forces.
A comparison using like or as.
A symbol.

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