Figurative Language
Jennifer grabbed her sunglasses and beach bag because the sun was calling her name.
Which figurative language device is being used here?
A. Personification B. Metaphor
A. Personification: Type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics.
If I answer the question correctly, will I receive 10 points?
A. Declarative B. Interrogative
B. Interrogative
Which story element reveals an earlier part of time?
A. Flashback B. Foreshadowing
A. Flashback
Because Joe was a skilled basketball player, everyone thought he would be good at baseball.
A. Testimonial
B. Bandwagon
C. Card Stacking
D. Transfer
D. Transfer
Sam said his best friend was Scrooge because he never wanted to spend any money.
What figurative language device is being used here?
A. Personification B. Metaphor
B. Metaphor: Figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. Pointing out a similarity between two things.
Before entering the room, Larry looked over his shoulder.
A. Declarative: a statement. Makes a declaration or provides information, ends with a period.
In poetry, the rose often signals true love.
Which story element is being used here?
Symbolism
Anita didn’t want to go to school because she didn’t feel well, she was probably contagious, and it was cold outside.
A. Testimonial
B. Bandwagon
C. Card Stacking
D. Plain Folks
C. Card Stacking
The bee buzzed around the garden before landing on a flower.
A. Onomatopoeia B. Simile
A. Onomatopoeia- the use of words to imitate sounds.
When I realized I won the lottery, I screamed !
A. Imperative B. Exclamatory
B. Exclamatory: A sentence sudden or strong emotions or strong feelings. Ends usually with an exclamation mark.
“Don’t act like a Romeo in front of Vanessa.”
Which story element is being used here?
Literary Allusion
The CEO of the bank wore denim overalls when he went to a meeting with the farmers.
A. Testimonial
B. Bandwagon
C. Card Stacking
D. Plain Folks
D. Plain Folks
The little girl was reading quietly in the library like an angel.
A. Simile B. Metaphor
A: Simile: using like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas.
Return the book to the library, then chose another.
A. Imperative B. Interrogative
A. Imperative: type of sentence that gives a command, makes a request, or offers instruction.
This type of irony involves the reader and a character knowing more than other characters in the story.
A. Verbal Irony
B. Situational Irony
C. Dramatic Irony
C. Dramatic Irony
Jennifer and Cindy both wrote research papers on global warming. Jennifer’s paper was excellent!
A. Testimonial
B. Bandwagon
C. Name Calling
D. Transfer
Name Calling
After looking at the roses in Mrs. Thomas's garden, Jennifer concluded that she had a green thumb.
Which figurative language device is being used here?
A: Oxymoron B. Idiom
B. Idiom: Expressions that have different meanings from literal meanings.
Fiona asked Cindy to shut the door.
A. Imperative B. Declarative
B. Declarative: makes a statement or declaration.
All of her friends were going to the movies, so Julia wanted to go too.
A. Testimonial
B. Bandwagon
C. Card Stacking
D. Transfer
B. Bandwagon