What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?

A simile uses "like" or "as" to make the comparison.

Who is the audience for a work of literature?

Whoever the author intended to read it

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

The bees buzzed around the flowers.

Which is true of a written summary?

it includes only the most important points

Which of the following is NOT true of "theme"?

There can only be one theme for any given work.

What is the best definition of setting?

The time and place that a work takes place

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

The children swayed like trees in a storm.

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1
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A simile uses "like" or "as" to make the comparison.
There is usually only one metaphor, but there can be many similes.
A simile is figurative language, but a metaphor is literal.
A metaphor uses "like" or "as" to make the comparison.
2
Who is the audience for a work of literature?
Whoever buys a copy or pays to read it
Whoever ends up reading it
Whoever the author intended to read it
Whoever was alive when it was written
3
What do we call the "word order" used in a work?
connotation
denotation
syntax
diction
4
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
The bees buzzed around the flowers.
The cows mooed in the pasture.
The car horns were audible from miles away.
The boom of the drum was like an approaching storm.
5
What is the main purpose of an expository essay?
to explain
to get a good grade
to persuade
to entertain
6
What is the main purpose of an argumentative essay?
to persuade
to inform
to say the opposite
to frustrate
7
Which is true of a written summary?
it is a word-for-word copy of the original work
it is always a single paragraph long
it includes all the same information as the original work
it includes only the most important points
8
What do we call the author's word choice?
syntax
diction
denotation
connotation
9
Which of the following is NOT an example of a genre?
style
essay
poem
drama
10
What do you call an essay that tells a story about the author's life?
personal narrative essay
storytelling essay
argumentative essay
expository essay
11
What do we call it when an author exaggerates to make a point?
Onomatopoeia
Lying
Hyperbole
Satire
12
What is a reference to another work or historical event called?
Symbol
Alliteration
Theme
Allusion
13
What is it called when the writer appeals to the five senses?
Setting
Simile
Imagery
Allusion
14
Which of the following is NOT true of "theme"?
It must be a complete thought.
There can only be one theme for any given work.
It should be able to applied to multiple works or situations.
It is the main idea the author is trying to get across to the reader.
15
"Figurative language" and "figures of speech" have essentially the same meaning.
True
False
16
What is the best definition of setting?
The location where a work takes place
The time and place that a work takes place
The time, place, and central conflict in a work
The time period when a work takes place
17
What do we call a speaker's attitude toward the subject?
tone
mood
voice
shade
18
A figure of speech that gives human characteristics to non-human things.
Alliteration
Personification
Imagery
Hyperbole
19
What do we call it when something stands for something else?
metaphor
theme
juxtaposition
symbolism
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Which of the following is an example of a simile?
The first lie was a match that set the village on fire.
The children swayed like trees in a storm.
The judge's gavel echoed throughout the hall.
The girl's voice reached a feverish pitch.

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