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Quiz about What Was That
Quiz about What Was That

What Was That? Trivia Quiz


Figurative language makes reading more interesting. I will give you an example of figurative and poetic language and you tell me what kind it is.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ilona_Ritter. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
Ilona_Ritter
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
145,469
Updated
Aug 06 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
3501
Last 3 plays: colbymanram (7/10), Donald67 (8/10), dmaxst (8/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Her eyes were emeralds. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The girl laughed like a hyena. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The boy had to go to the party with his friends, because everybody was going. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Many mice marched madly. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What literary device does Swinburn use in this line: "Sister, my sister, O fleet sweet swallow?? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "Buzz" said the bee. What kind of literary word is used to describe "buzz"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The pony was quiet because he was a little horse. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Pryne wears a scarlet A. What is this A in the literary world? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Sheep feet need sleep. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The sun smiled down upon the people in the village. Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Her eyes were emeralds.

Answer: metaphor

A metaphor is a comparison that doesn't use "like" or "as".
2. The girl laughed like a hyena.

Answer: simile

A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as."
3. The boy had to go to the party with his friends, because everybody was going.

Answer: hyperbole

A hyperbole is an exaggeration. The boy's view that "everyone" is going is an exaggeration because not "everyone" is going to the party.
4. Many mice marched madly.

Answer: alliteration

Alliteration is when the beginning sound is repeated such as the /m/ sound in "Many mice marched madly."
5. What literary device does Swinburn use in this line: "Sister, my sister, O fleet sweet swallow??

Answer: internal rhyme

An internal rhyme is a rhyme within a line.
6. "Buzz" said the bee. What kind of literary word is used to describe "buzz"?

Answer: onomatopoeia

An onomatopoeia is a word that describes a sound.
7. The pony was quiet because he was a little horse.

Answer: pun

A pun is a play on words. When a person has trouble speaking it is said he is "hoarse" the pony can't talk because he's a little "horse".
8. In "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Pryne wears a scarlet A. What is this A in the literary world?

Answer: symbol

A symbol is something that represents something else.
9. Sheep feet need sleep.

Answer: assonance

Assonance is the repeating of vowel sounds. In this case /ee/ is being repeated.
10. The sun smiled down upon the people in the village.

Answer: personification

Personification is giving human qualities to non human things.
Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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