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Q2: Figurative Language Review
Q2: Figurative Language Review
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A review of literary devices and figurative language.
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Imagery appeals to...
An image.
A picture.
The five senses.
A movie.
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The primary function of figurative language is to...
Help the reader to imagine what a writer wants to express.
Inspire the reader.
Paint a mental picture.
Confuse the reader.
3
Poets and prose writers use figurative language to (_____________).
Inspire the reader
Confuse the reader.
Bring out emotions in the reader.
Challenge the reader.
4
What is hyperbole?
A direct comparison
Something that creates a picture in your mind
A deliberate exaggeration for effect
A word that sounds like a sound
5
"Your suitcase weighs a ton!" This is... ______?
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Assonance
Hyperbole
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"Bang! Pow! Splat!" These are examples of...
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Simile
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Writers use figurative language to...
Paint a picture in our minds
Catch the reader's attention
Inspire us
Distract us from the main point
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"Lightning danced across the sky and the wind howled in the night." These are examples of...
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
9
T
he same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words is called ___?
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
10
"The buzzing bee flew away and the rustling leaves kept me awake." This is an example of ____?
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Simile
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"He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee." This is an example of... ___?
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Imagery
Simile
12
A comparison using like or as is... ___?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Simile
13
"You are as bright as a diamond in the sky..." This is an example of ____?
Assonance
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
14
"all the night-tide I lie down by the side, of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride" This is an example of ___?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Assonance
Alliteration
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Onomatopoeia is...
A new way to rap.
A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing.
A person, place or thing.
A buzzing sound.
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"You are the sunshine of my life." This is an example of...
Assonance
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
