Unit 1: Narrative Elements: Figurative Language Vocabulary

What is the term for a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which term describes two concepts that are expressly compared with "like" or "as"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Allusion

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

What is a comparison between two non-similar things called?

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Paradox

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Which term refers to a word that sounds like what it refers to or describes?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Diction

• Tone

What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or more nearby words called?

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Idiom

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which term describes exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

• Hyperbole

• Paradox

• Foreshadowing

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is a reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work called?

• Tone

• Allusion

• Diction

• Parallel Structure

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

What is a saying or widely used expression whose figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which term describes a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth?

• Flashback

• Paradox

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What are the linguistic choices made by a writer to create tone and convey a mood called?

• Diction

• Tone

• Mood

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4