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- 1. Multiple Choice
Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...
figurative
literal
- 2. Multiple Choice
Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...
figurative
literal
- 3. Multiple Choice
Using human qualities or characteristics to describe non human things
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
simile
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is a Hyperbole?
Big exaggeration
Comparing two unlike things
A statement that doesn't really mean what is being said.
- 5. Multiple Choice
A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
- 6. Multiple ChoiceAn example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream"TrueFalse
- 7. Multiple Choice
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
pun
alliteration
- 8. Multiple Choice
A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.
idiom
simile
personification
metaphor
- 9. Multiple Choice
A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.
pun
idiom
hyperbole
oxymoron
- 10. Multiple Choice
A humorous play on words that have double-meanings.
alliteration
oxymoron
pun
onomatopoeia
- 11. Multiple Choice
What type of figurative language is this: The leaves danced in the wind.
alliteration
personification
simile
hyperbole
- 12. Multiple Choice
What type of figurative language is this: This box is so heavy it weights a ton!
onomatopoeia
alliteration
metaphor
hyperbole
- 13. Multiple Choice"She soothed her secret sorrow." Choose the best answer: What figurative language device is being used in this sentence?AlliterationPersonificationHyperboleMetaphor
- 14. Multiple Choice"The tropical storm slept for days". This is an example of what figurative language device?PersonificationSimileAlliterationHyperbole
- 15. Multiple Choice
“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People
hyperbole
allusion
personification
idiom
- 16. Multiple Choice
“It's a piece of cake.”
hyperbole
idiom
allusion
simile
- 17. Multiple Choice"Silver bells!... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night." This sentence includes what figurative language device?MetaphorSimileHyperboleOnomatopoeia
- 18. Multiple Choice
”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa
onomatopoeia
simile
metaphor
alliteration
- 19. Multiple Choice
“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh
simile
alliteration
metaphor
idiom
- 20. Multiple Choice
“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”
personification
idiom
alliteration
allusion
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