Figurative Language 1
A direct comparison using "like" or "as"
A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Simile
D. Personification
C. Simile
What is the term used for paragraphs while talking about poetry?
A. Lines
B. Mini paragraphs
C. Addendum
D. Stanzas
D. Stanzas
The following is an example of which type of figurative language? The boy was as brave as a lion in the jungle.
A. Metaphor
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Allusion
D. Simile
Hinting at something that is to come in a story.
A. Irony
B. Foreshadowing
C. Conflict
D. Imagery
B. Foreshadowing
A word's implied emotional meaning is what?
A. Denotation
B. Connotation
C. Irony
B. Connotation
"The alarm clock buzzed and woke me up" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
A. Personification
B. Onomatopoeia
C. Alliteration
D. Simile
B. Onomatopoeia
The events that build up suspense and lead towards the climax of a story.
A. Rising Action
B. Exposition
C. Resolution
D. Climax
A. Rising Action
"All the world's a stage" (Shakespeare), is an example of what?
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Hyperbole
D. Alliteration
A. Metaphor
Which statement below is the central idea of the following quote, "
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
A. Fire and Ice will take over the world
B. Describes what the end of the human race will be
C. The author wants to burn down the world
D. Global warming or an Ice Age will be the end of the human race as we know it
B. Describes what the end of the human race will be
"Deafening silence" is an example of what?
A. Metaphor
B. Oxymoron
C. Irony
D. Alliteration
B. Oxymoron
An oxymoron is a set of words used together that are contradictory of one another.
Which type of character doesn't change?
A. Round
B. Static
C. Flat
D. Dynamic
B. Static
____________________________ includes words and phrases that create mental pictures for readers and often involve one or more of the ____________________.
A. Inferences; types of figurative language
B. Figurative language; The five senses
C. Powerful word choice; Types of POV
D. Point of View; Types of figurative language
B. Figurative language; The five senses
Which rhetorical technique appeals to a reader's emotions?
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Logos
B. Pathos
"Spend money by spending it" is an example of what?
A. Oxymoron
B. Metaphor
C. Paradox
D. Analogy
C. Paradox
Two opposing ideas that somehow work together.
The use of common images, colors, actions, and objects to signal a larger concept or theme.
A. Theme
B. Setting
C. Symbolism
D. Plot
C. Symbolism
My heart failed a few times while waiting willingly for the result.
A. Metaphor and alliteration
B. Alliteration and onomatopoeia
C. Hyperbole and alliteration
C. Hyperbole and alliteration.
Hyperbole: heart failed a few times
Alliteration: failed a few, while waiting willingly
The way a piece of work makes the reader feel.
A. Mood
B. Tone
A. Mood
"The winter wind is a howling wolf" is an example of both _____ and _____,
A. Personification and alliteration
B. Metaphor and alliteration
C. Simile and alliteration
D. Personification and hyperbole
B. Metaphor and alliteration
Which theme best matches with the quote from the story Flowers for Algernon: "There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection."
A. You should give money to those in need.
B. Learning should help you examine your beliefs.
C. Progress is based on the work of others.
D. The most meaningful gift is showing that you care.
D. The most meaningful gift is showing that you care.