LA Figurative LAnguage
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- 1.
Which of the following terms means sound word?
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Personification
- D.
Hyperbole
- E.
Onomatopoeia
Correct Answer
E. OnomatopoeiaExplanation
Examples of onomatopoeia are buzz, crash, boom, crack.Rate this question:
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- 2.
What is literal language?
- A.
Literal language is exactly what it says it is.
- B.
Literal language is not stated outright but instead must be infered from the context clues.
Correct Answer
A. Literal language is exactly what it says it is. -
- 3.
Figurative language is phrases that...
- A.
Mean exactly what is written.
- B.
Have a meaning other than what is stated. The meaning of the phrase much be interpreted in the context.
Correct Answer
B. Have a meaning other than what is stated. The meaning of the phrase much be interpreted in the context. -
- 4.
Which of the following means a comparison of two unlike things without the use of like or as?
- A.
Onomatopoeia
- B.
Simile
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Personification
- E.
Alliteration
Correct Answer
C. Metaphor -
- 5.
Which of the following is a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as?
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Onomatopoeia
- D.
Imagery
- E.
Hyberbole
Correct Answer
A. Simile -
- 6.
What term means to give life-like qualities to non-human things?
- A.
Onomatopoeia
- B.
Simile
- C.
Hyperbole
- D.
Personification
- E.
Imagery
Correct Answer
D. Personification -
- 7.
Which term means an extreme exaggeration?
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Imagery
- D.
Simile
- E.
Hyperbole
Correct Answer
E. Hyperbole -
- 8.
What term means that the author of a story uses words to allow the reader to have a sensory experience (smell, taste, touch, hear, smell)?
- A.
Alliteation
- B.
Onomatopoeia
- C.
Imagery
- D.
Personification
- E.
Metaphor
Correct Answer
C. Imagery -
- 9.
What term means the repetition of constonant sounds at the beginning of words?
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Simile
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Hyperbole
- E.
Idiom
Correct Answer
A. Alliteration -
- 10.
What term means using repetition of end sounds of words?
- A.
Alliteration
- B.
Idiom
- C.
Hyperbole
- D.
Simile
- E.
Rhyme
Correct Answer
E. Rhyme -
- 11.
What term is a phrase that is used in daily life that doesn't mean what it says literally?
- A.
Rhyme
- B.
Alliteration
- C.
Idiom
- D.
Onomatopoeia
- E.
Personification
Correct Answer
C. Idiom -
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