Required Terms Practice Quiz
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 74
Practice quiz for literary terms, AP terms, and figurative language.
Questions and Answers
- 1."O brawling love, O loving hate" (Shakespeare) is an example of
- A.
Oxymoron
- B.
Hyperbole
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 2."I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of
- A.
Oxymoron
- B.
Hyperbole
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 3."Old age slaps you in the face" is an example of
- A.
Hyperbole
- B.
Irony
- C.
Allusion
- D.
Personification
- 4."You're driving me up a wall" is an example of
- A.
Personification
- B.
Idiom
- C.
Metaphor
- D.
Paradox
- 5."It was raining so hard, I thought I might have to build an ark" is an example of
- A.
Personification
- B.
Allusion
- C.
Simile
- D.
Metaphor
- 6."The kitchen is the heart of my home" is an example of
- A.
Hyperbole
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Simile
- D.
Idiom
- 7."He's like a snake in the grass." is an example of
- A.
Personification
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Hyperbole
- D.
Simile
- 8."If you run in front of a car, you will get tired" is an example of
- A.
Personification
- B.
Pun
- C.
Hyperbole
- D.
Simile
- 9."That guy is really successful; he's another King Midas" is an example of
- A.
Personification
- B.
Hyperbole
- C.
Simile
- D.
Allusion
- 10."Freedom is slavery" is an example of
- A.
Simile
- B.
Metaphor
- C.
Paradox
- D.
Understatement
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