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Language Techniques Quiz

Question 1 of 10

1

What is Onomatopoeia

Select one of the following:

  • he formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

  • a figure intended to represent an abstract quality.

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

How do you say "The women drink water" in Spanish?

Select one of the following:

  • Las mujeres beben agua

  • Las niñas bebe leche

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

What is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point?

Select one of the following:

  • Personification

  • Hyperbole

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

What is giving human qualities to an inanimate object of animal?

Select one of the following:

  • Simile

  • Personification

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?

Select one of the following:

  • Simile

  • Hyperbole

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?

Select one of the following:

  • Personification

  • Hyperbole

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

"The wise fool is burning my taco" employs what kind of literary device?

Select one of the following:

  • Oxymoron

  • Personification

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Bob is as brave as a lion" is an example of what literary device in action?

Select one of the following:

  • Simile

  • Idiom

  • Nothing

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

What is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

Select one of the following:

  • Potato Potarto

  • Oxymoron

  • Simile

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

What is the repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words

Select one of the following:

  • Alliteration

  • Tortugas bebes leche

  • Personification

  • Idiom

Explanation

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