Figures of Speech
Authored by Karyn Tarver
English
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
an obvious exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
Onomatopoeia
Paradox
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms
Oxymoron
Euphemism
Paradox
Hyperbole
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fact contain some truth
Paradox
Onomatopoeia
Euphemism
Oxymoron
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic
Euphemism
Oxymoron
Paradox
Hyperbole
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
a comparison using like or as
metaphor
simile
idiom
irony
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
use of words to express the opposite of the literal meaning
metaphor
simile
idiom
irony
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