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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is personification?a word that mimics a soundrepetition of consonant soundsusing symbols to represent somethingGiving human-like traits to non-living objects
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is onomatopoeia?a word that mimics a soundrepetition of consonant soundsusing symbols to represent somethingGiving human-like traits to non-living objects
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is alliteration?a word that mimics a soundrepetition of consonant soundsusing symbols to represent somethingGiving human-like traits to non-living objects
- 4. Multiple Choice"America is a melting pot" is an example ofMetaphorSimileForeshadowingRepetition
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express a strong emotion or create a statement is a...HyperboleMetaphorImageryForeshadowing
- 6. Multiple Choice"If I were young. If I were strong. If I were loved. If I were wrong." The "ifs" are an example of...MetaphorSimileOnomatopoeiaRepetition
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of oxymoron below?Shining like a diamondBob is aZombieJumbo shrimp
- 8. Multiple Choice
Allusion is defined as______Two lines working as a unitA reference to a famous person, place, or eventA form of wordplay with similar sounding soundsWords that involve one of the five senses - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an example of a consonance?I hit a cat with a bat wearing a hat (No i did not)Fee fi fo fum, i'm going to eat all of your bread crumbsℵ₁ to ℵ∞Nobody knows that, so just search it on google like what everyone else does for everything
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What is a common misunderstanding for consonances
that they are alliterations
that they are in many poems
that they have to rhyme
that they don't have to be in any language
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe repetition of inner and ending consonant sounds of nearby words that do not rhymeconsonanceassonanceonomatopoeiahyperbole
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the paradox.The clouds drifted lazily in the sky.The person who wrote that book can’t write.The clown fish swam comically in the aquarium.I was confused by the lesson.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the paradox.Whose turn is it?Robert carefully built a model of the ship.Remember to take out the trash.If you want peace, you must prepare for war.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA statement that seems to contradict itself but is, nevertheless true.MonologueParadoxFoilDialogue
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is a pun?
I’m quite a big fan of dry erase boards, they’re quite re-markable
I like planes, thyey fligh high and fast
I don’t prefer cold ham, i like it warm
- 16. Multiple Choice
What isn’t a pun?
I really like sharks, their teeth are really sharp
Which population is growing the fastest? Ireland, everyday its Dublin
I was going to create a belt of watches, but then realized it was a waist of time
- 17. Multiple ChoiceA Cliche is ?An expressionAn idea that explores truthAn idea that has been over-usedAn emotion
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat is assonance?The repetition of letters in a line of poetrythe repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetrythe repetition of vowel sounds in poetrythe repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe plums are proud and round.assonanceconsonancenonerhyme
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe sleeping geese recline their heads.assonanceconsonancenonerhyme
- 21. Multiple Choicethe organization or arrangement of the parts of a poemstructureversehyperbole
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is "meter"?
unrhymed iambic pentameter
when a line of poetry ends in no punctuation
the pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza
the recurrence of rhythmic pattern in poetry
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is "free verse"?
unrhymed iambic pentameter
a division of poem based on thought or form
poetry free of any restrictions; not tied to a particular pattern
the pattern in which rhyme sounds occur in a stanza
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich is an example of a simile?His room was a hurricane of a mess.His room looked as if a hurricane came through.A hurricane! AHHH!The hurricane screamed through the town.
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?Boom!No!Yes!Go!
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of personification?You are as a beautiful as a flower.The trees danced in the wind.I waited in line for 10 years!He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceWhy do people use figurative language?To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.To be grammatically correct.To structure their writing into paragraphs.Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following word pairs is an example of alliteration?claws and pawshead and heartram and jam
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following pairs is an example of onomatopoeia?gurgle and babbleflow and flowerserve and protect
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe use of vivid description to create a picture in the reader’s mind is what type of figurative language?SimileIdiomPersonificationImagery
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