A reference to a person, place, or event from history, literature, sports or the arts is known as a(n) _______.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
allusion
2. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
The photo is an example of which figurative language technique?
metaphor
simile
allusion
hyperbole
3. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
This Simpsons episode contained an allusion to which famous work of literature?
Romeo & Juliet
Alice in Wonderland
A Christmas Carol
Star Wars
4. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
After returning home from a long vacation, Mrs. Burkhardt said, "There's no place like home." She's making an ALLUSION to _____ to show that like Dorothy, she likes to travel but is happy to be home.
The Wizard of Oz
Star Wars
Divergent
Kanye West
5. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
This picture contains an example of _______________.
metaphor
personification
alliteration
hyperbole
6. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
An exaggeration that could not possible be true is known as a(n) _______.
hyperbole
idiom
allusion
onomatopoeia
7. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
An idiom is a common phrase that has a different meaning than what it states. The idiom in the picture means __________.
MEOW! 😼
Cats are dangerous.
There is literally a cat in this bag I have.
You are supposed to keep a secret.
8. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
"She wears her scars and wounds like jewels" is an example of a(n) _____.
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
personification
9. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A _________ compares two unlike things using the words like or as.
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
paradox
10. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
When a writer attempts to describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing; he/she has used ________.
imagery
simile
metaphor
personification
11. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
"I could hear the popping and crackling as mom dropped the bacon into the frying pan, and soon the salty, greasy smell wafted toward me." This is an example of _______________.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
12. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
A figure of speech where human qualities are given to animals, objects or ideas is called _______________________.
Imagery
Personification
Allusion
Hyperbole
13. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
1 pt
"The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow," is an example of _____________.