Figurative Language Test Review Deeper Thinking

What is a simile, and how does it differ from a metaphor?

• A comparison that explicitly states one thing is another, often used to provide clarity or emphasis.

• A comparison that uses 'like' or 'as' to draw parallels between two different things, enhancing understanding or effect.

• Repetition of a consonant sound in close proximity within a line or sentence.

• Giving an inanimate object human qualities, often to add vividness to descriptions.

• A direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as', often implying a deeper resemblance between the compared entities.

What is alliteration, and how does it differ from assonance?

• Alliteration involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words, while assonance involves the repetition of vowel sounds within words.

• Alliteration is the use of metaphor in poetry, whereas assonance is the use of simile.

• Alliteration refers to giving non-human objects human characteristics, assonance does not involve this.

• Alliteration and assonance both involve the repetition of consonant sounds, but assonance is used only in prose.

What is a metaphor in the context of figurative language?

• A literary device where a comparison is made by stating one thing is another, without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A stylistic approach where a word's sound is directly linked to its meaning.

• The use of repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence.

• The technique of attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

What is a onomatopoeia?

• A literary device where a comparison explicitly states one thing is another, often using the word 'is'.

• A linguistic term where a word's pronunciation closely resembles its actual sound or noise. 

• The use of a consonant in a repetitive manner within close proximity in prose or poetry. 

• The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.

What is a personification in literary terms?

• The use of a consonant multiple times in close succession.

• When the sound of a word echoes the sense it represents.

• The repetition of similar sounds in the initial consonant of successive words.

• Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts.

What is alliteration in the context of literary devices?

• Repetition of a consonant letter at the beginning of closely connected words.

• When a word's sound imitates its meaning. 

• Repetition of a consonant sound at the start of several words in a sentence. 

• Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.

An example of a metaphor is...

• The boy was as fast as a cheetah.

• That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 

• The snow is a white blanket, covering the landscape in serene silence.

• The trees whispered secrets in the moonlight, as if telling tales of old.

Identify the sentence that demonstrates alliteration, a stylistic device where consecutive words begin with the same consonant sound.

• The boy was as fast as a cheetah.

• That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 

• The snow is a white blanket.

• The trees whispered in the moonlight.

Identify the simile from the following sentences:

• The boy was as fast as a cheetah.

• That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 

• The snow is a white blanket.

• The trees whispered in the moonlight.

Identify the example of personification from the following options:

• When I added the milk to my cereal it went snap, crackle and pop!

• That's the first photo of France from outer Space. 

• The snow is a white blanket.

• The trees whispered in the moonlight.