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Figurative Language & Literary Devices
Figurative Language & Literary Devices
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A review of figurative language and literary devices for 7th grade English.
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Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy."
"Whisper words of wisdom, let it be."
"It was as beautiful as the Garden of Eden."
"The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown."
2
What is meant by the denotative definition of a word?
taking good poetry notes
the more figurative, emotional, slang definition of a word
the literal dictionary definition of a word
when you look up synonyms in a thesaurus
3
"I didn't eat breakfast. I'm starving!" is an example of what?
hyperbole
alliteration
symbolism
metaphor
4
What is onomatopoeia?
extreme exaggeration
when a word sounds like the sound it makes
a contagious disease
making something non-human seem human
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What is alliteration?
A comparison to something well known
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
Repetition of vowel sounds
Repetition of middle consonant sounds
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What type of figurative language is: "I turned to the candies/Tiered like bleachers" (Soto)?
simile
allusion
personification
alliteration
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A METAPHOR is a comparison that uses "like" or "as."
False
True
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What is assonance?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
Repetition of vowel sounds
A comparison to something well known
Repetition of middle consonant sounds
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What type of figurative language/literary device is "A few cars hissing past" (Soto)?
personification
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
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What is personification?
Over, under, inside, outside, around
When you compare a person to another person.
It's like, people, and stuff.
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't human
11
In the poem "Heart to Heart," saying that the heart is "mute" is an example of what?
a symbol
personification
metaphor
assonance
12
Figurative language that is extreme exageration is called:
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
allusion
personification
13
What is an allusion?
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
A comparison to something well known
Repetition of middle consonant sounds
Repetition of vowel sounds
14
If a poet describes something they hear or taste, it's called:
symbolism
onomatopoeia
imagery
weird
15
"Baby, you're a firework" is an example of what?
metaphor
simile
allusion
alliteration
16
"I came in like a wrecking ball" is as example of:
Smiley
smile
Miley
simile
17
What kind of connotation does the word, "SHADY," have?
negative
neutral
positive
18
Which is an example of assonance?
The car died.
Jamie gave her eight daisies for her birthday.
Jim jumped over the giant.
You look so dumb right now.
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"He had a smile like the Cheshire Cat" is an example of what?
metaphor
allusion
simile
alliteration
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Which of the following is an example of assonance?
"His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy."
"Whisper words of wisdom, let it be."
"It was as beautiful as the Garden of Eden."
"The lion and the unicorn were fighting for the crown."
