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FIgures of Speech Review Quiz for English 11 AP
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Which of the following is an example of a figure of speech?
Metaphor
Syntax
Diction
Style
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What is a cumulative sentence?
A sentence with two types of clauses
A sentence with only one clause
A sentence with an independent clause followed by clauses
A sentence with many subordinate clauses
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What is an antonym for "hyperbole"?
Amplification
Understatement
Hype
Embellishment
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What kind of figure of speech: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..."
Metaphor
Anaphora
Antimetabole
Alliteration
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This is an example of personification: The girl waved at the man walking by.
True
False
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What are figures of speech used for?
To establish rhetorical devices
To compare two different ideas
To add rhetorical force to either a written/spoken passage
To give human-like qualities to inanimate things
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What is juxtaposition?
Putting two things together for contrasting effect
Using rhetorical appeals
The use of elaborate diction
Rearranging the order of words for literary effect
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Identify the Figure of Speech in the following sentence: The rabbits coat was as white as snow.
Simile
Metaphor
Antimetabole
Juxtaposition
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Kind of pun: You can tune a guitar, but you can't tuna fish. Unless of course you play bass .
Homographic
Homogenous
Homogamous
Homophonic
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What kind of figure of speech is used in the picture:
Chiasmus
Alliteration
Juxaposition
Antimetabole
