Welcome to your Figurative Language/Expressions (Senior Class English Study by Topic) NAME EMAIL PHONE NUMBER 1. The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called_________________________.consonancealliiterationassonancerepetiton2. In literature an expression in which a related thing stands for the thing itself is what?imagerysymbolismsynecdocheirony3. What figure of speech is dominant in the sentence below?Well, that went over like a lead balloon.personificationmetaphorhyperbolesimile4. What figure of speech is dominant in the sentence below?James ran like a cheetah.similemetaphorpersonificationhyperbole5. ______________________ is when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.personnificationhyperbolemetaphorsimile6. 'Woof! came the sound from the house' is an example of ..............litoteszeugmaapostropheonomatopoeia7. What figure of speech is most dominant in the sentence below?I so loved reading I was willing to walk 15 miles to the library in   the snow, uphill.personificationmetaphorhyperbolesimile8. What figure of speech is dominant in the sentence below?I was lost in a sea of nameless faces.metaphorsimilehyperbolepersonification9. Through poetry, you can express your thoughts and feelings.falsenot exactlyprobablytrue10. The figure of speech that uses sounds to suggest meaning of words is calledchiasmusepanadiplosiszeugmaonomatopoeia11. A dove flies across the sky while two men are fighting. This likely symbolizes:the graveness of the fightthat peace will eventually comethat they are happily fightingthe heart of one of the men12. "A black bug bit a black bear, but where is the black bear that the black bug bit?" The above is an example of:alliterationallusionconsonanceassonance13. What figure of speech is dominant in the sentence below?The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.personificationidiomhyperbolemetaphor14. 'He is not looking bad today' is an example oflitotesantithesisoxymoronsimile15.  What is it called when an audience watching a play understands what's going on in a drama while the characters are unaware of what is happening?sarcasmverbal ironyemotional ironydramatic irony16. What figure of speech is most dominant in the sentence below?My old laptop throws a fit every time I try to use it.synecdochemetonymypersonificationmetaphor17. The language which works to evoke images in your mind is:entredremoodimagerytones18. A unified group of lines in poetry that is often marked by spacing between sections of the poem is calledrhythmstanzametretheme19. What figure of speech is dominant in the sentence below?My life is a dream of wonders.personificationidiomsmetaphorsimile20.  In literature using a part of something to stand for the whole is what?synecdochelitotesmetonymypersonification21. What figure of speech is dominant in the sentence below?Charming children chat in the corner.idiomhyperbolealliterationpersonification22. What figure of speech is most dominant in the sentence below?He did not realize his last chance was walking out the door.litotespersonificationmetonymyzeugma23. A/an ____ is an expression that is not meant to be taken literally.figure of expressionliteral languageidiomliterary device24. In which of the following examples does the author use an allusion?That girl is so strong, I think she might be from the planet Krypton.I'm as hungry as a horse.The aroma of grandma's chicken soup filled the room with warmth.The stars blinked at me from above.25. What figure of speech is most dominant here?He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.onomatopoeiahyperboleoxymoronsimile26 out of 25Time is Up!
