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Figurative Language and Literary Devices
Figurative Language and Literary Devices
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A #quiz about #figurativelanguage including #simile #metaphor #hyperbole #idiom #personification.
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"The stereo had a life of its own! Nothing I did could fix it!" is an example of...
man vs. technology
internal conflict
imagery
man vs. nature
2
"The doors to the castle swung open, inviting me in" is an example of...
personification
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
3
The art of the author to create characters that come to life, is an example of...
personifcation
characterization
hyperbole
simile
4
"Cows say
moo
and pigs say
oink
" is an example of...
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
alliteration
5
Irony 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
When the opposite of what you expect happens
6
"That soccer player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
idiom
7
"The library after hours was as silent as the grave" is an example of...
personification
idiom
simile
metaphor
8
"The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...
metaphor
personification
alliteration
simile
9
"This quiz was harder than every test I've ever had put together" is an example of...
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
personification
10
"The door opened with a
creak
" is an example of...
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
idiom
alliteration
11
Onomatopoeia is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
Repeating the same consonant sound
A word representing a sound
12
A simile is...
A word representing a sound
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
Repeating the same consonant sound
A comparison using like or as
13
The American flag is an example of...
symbolism
hyperbole
simile
personifcation
14
"The white field glistened on that tranquil, crisp morning and the birds chattered their morning greeting." is ...
irony
metaphor
simile
imagery
15
"His arms were long and loose, like an octopus' tentacles" is an example of...
hyperbole
personifcation
simile
idiom
16
"A big black bear burst out and bounded at me" is an example of...
idiom
metaphor
alliteration
simile
17
"Peter promptly prepared the spicy peppers" is an example of...
alliteration
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
18
"My mean neighbor is such a rat" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
idiom
alliteration
19
"She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...
alliteration
simile
personification
metaphor
20
Personification is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
An exaggeration
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A word representing a sound
21
Alliteration is...
An exaggeration
A comparison using like or as
Repeating the same consonant sound
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
22
"This is the worst day anyone has ever had" is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
idiom
23
Hyperbole is...
Giving human characteristics to something
A word representing a sound
An exaggeration
A comparison using like or as
24
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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"The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...
idiom
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
