Figurative Language & Poetry Terminology Test
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Figurative Language & Poetry Terminology Test
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9th Grade
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Heather Black
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21 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
metaphor
allusion
simile
symbolism
Tags
CCSS.L.7.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
exaggeration used for effect
hyperbole
allusion
onomatopoeia
metpahor
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else; the comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as
metaphor
simile
symbolism
allusion
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
the use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes
metaphor
mood
onomatopoeia
symbolism
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
allusion
tone
simile
personification
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
descriptive language in a poem or other text that evokes the senses--sight, sound, taste, touch, and/or smell
metaphor
symbolism
sensory details
allusion
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.10
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.5
CCSS.RL.9-10.10
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare two unlike things
metaphor
simile
allusion
personification
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
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