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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is onomatopoeia?a word that mimics a soundrepetition of consonant soundsusing symbols to represent somethingGiving human-like traits to non-living objects
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A passing reference to a well-known person, place, or thing from history or literature. "He thinks he's a real Romeo, doesn't he?"
Illusion
Allusion
Alliteration
Symbolism
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Having an unexpected event or meaning the opposite of what is said (sarcasm) or coincidence
Situational Irony
Verbal Irony
Dramatic Irony
none of the these
- 4. Multiple Choice
a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is quite different from it.
contrast
alliteration
Analogy
connotation
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA movie you are watching shows a woman jogging in the woods. The next scene shows a mountain lion lying in wait down the path where the woman is jogging.Situational IronyVerbal IronyDramatic Irony
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Literal language is different from figurative language because
it is unclear.
it can have more than one meaning.
it means exactly what is said or written.
it gives directions.
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An example of onomatopoeia would be
a heart and love
epic fail
courageous, corrupt, and complicated
Sizzle
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of symbolism in literature?
a white dove representing peace
a unicorn representing a princess
happiness representing joy
an idea becoming a reality
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of these sentences contains an allusion?
The smaller brother was like a pitbull; he was so fierce.
The team's victory was a real Cinderella story.
He drove to the office every day, but on the way home he dreamed of becoming an executive chef.
The linebacker was a freight train barreling down the field on a collision course.
- 10. Multiple Choice
The phrase "That was a piece of cake!" is an example of a/an
onomatopoeia
symbolism
imagery
idiom
- 11. Multiple Choice
An idiom must meet two requirements.
It must use figurative language and be a well-known saying.
It must be funny and true.
It must use literal language and imagery.
It must use figurative language and rhyme.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAn indirect reference to a well-known person, place, event, or object in history or in a literary work, (literary, biblical, and mythological).ImageryAllusionPersonificationAlliteration
- 13. Multiple ChoiceIs the imitation of natural sounds in word form. These words help us form mental pictures, or visualize, things, people, or places that are described. Sometimes a word names a thing or action by copying the sound.Alliterationonomatopoeiaidiommetaphor
- 14. Multiple ChoiceOccurs when one thing stands for or represents something else.Allusionsymbolismmoodimagery
- 15. Multiple ChoiceInvolves one or more of your five senses - the abilities to hear, taste, touch, smell, and see. An author uses a word or phrase to stimulate your memory of those senses and to help create mental pictures.Imagerytonemoodallusion
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAn expression that means something other than the literal meanings of its individual words. They are overused expressions.Idiommoodallusiontone
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Is a tool that an author uses to help the reader visualize or see what is happening in a story or poem.
Figurative Language
Point of View
5-Act Structure
Conflict
- 18. Multiple Choicea phrase that has two opposite wordsSimileIronyPersonificationOxymoron
- 19. Multiple ChoiceFor lunch,the cafeteria was serving jumbo shrimp and rice.MetaphorHyperboleOnomatopoeiaOxymoron
- 20. Multiple Choiceteacher is to school as doctor is to________hospitalhealthpersonnurse
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