Figurative Language Review

Question 1

What is a symbol?

Accepted Answer

A person, place, or object that stands for something

Question 2

What is a stanza in a poem?

Accepted Answer

A group of lines (like a paragraph)

Question 3

When the writer uses words that appeal to the five senses, it's called...

Accepted Answer

imagery

Question 4

What is a simile?

Accepted Answer

A comparison USING like or as

Question 5

The comparison "He is as stubborn as a mule" is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

simile

Question 6

Free verse poetry must ALWAYS rhyme!

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

The use of exaggeration in literature is called...

Accepted Answer

hyperbole

Question 8

The feeling the writer creates for the reader is called what?

Accepted Answer

mood

Question 9

"The coach was a bear on the sidelines" is what kind of comparison?

Accepted Answer

metaphor

Question 10

What expresses the attitude of the writer toward the subject?

Accepted Answer

tone

Question 11

"Big, bad bear" is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 12

Repeating consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called what? (playful puppies pounced)

Accepted Answer

alliteration

Question 13

What are words like buzz, boom, & hiss called?

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia

Question 14

The musical quality or beat of a poem is called what?

Accepted Answer

rhythm

Question 15

When sounds have identical (matching) vowel sounds, what is it called?

Accepted Answer

rhyming

Question 16

Why does an author use figurative language? (several answers may be correct!)

Accepted Answer

All of the above, To make the piece more exciting, To appeal to the reader's 5 senses, To give the words more life

Question 17

Mood and tone are sometimes confusing!

Accepted Answer

No, Yes, I have no clue

Question 18

When is your test over these terms?

Accepted Answer

Viernes (Spanish for Friday), 星期五 (Chinese for Friday), Vendredi (French for Friday), Friday

Question 19

Personification is making something non-human have human qualities.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

"The leaf danced in the wind" is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

personification

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