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English Language Arts 30-1
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Giving human characteristics or qualities to animals, objects, or ideas is known as personification.
True
False
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The use of words that sound the same as they mean, such as Boom, is
Idiom
Allusion
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
3
When something happens opposite of what is expected
oxymoron
similie
metaphor
irony
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Writing that creates an image in the reader's head using the five senses
personification
metaphor
imagery
similie
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A comparison using the words "like" or "as" is a Simile.
False
True
6
An exaggerted statement to make a point.
alliteration
personification
simile
hyperbole
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A reference to a person, place, or event from history, sports, movies, art or literature.
Onomatopoeia
Allusion
metaphor
simile
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The definition of Figurative Language is.
A word or phrase that does NOT have its normal everyday, literal meaning.
I wish I knew but I don't because I was day dreaming those days.
Use words EXACTLY according to their normally accepted meanings
I cannot really say because I was sleeping that day in class.
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The repetition of the same sound or letter in the same group of words is
Personification
Similes
Alliteration
Hyperbole
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Two contradictory words put together but still make sense, such as "Jumbo Shrimp"
oxymoron
similie
imagery
metaphor
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A comparison of two things NOT using the words "like" or "as" is a metaphor.
True
False
12
The author's attitude toward a particular written subject.
tone
idiom
personification
similie
13
A group of words whose collective meaning is very different from their literal meanings is called an idiom.
False
True
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My friend's bun bakery burned down before midnight and now his business is burnt toast.
personification
oxymoron
alliteration
similie
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I've asked you a million times to stop talking!
assonance
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
metaphor
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Writers weave their witty, wonderful words into webs.
consonance
alliteration
allusion
assonance
