Language Techniques Quiz

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1What is Onomatopoeia
1. Ahe formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
2. Ba figure intended to represent an abstract quality.
2How do you say "The women drink water" in Spanish?
1. ALas mujeres beben agua
2. BLas niñas bebe leche
3What is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point?
1. APersonification
2. BHyperbole
4What is giving human qualities to an inanimate object of animal?
1. ASimile
2. BPersonification
5 "The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
1. ASimile
2. BHyperbole
6"The wall stared at me silently" is an example of what type of literary tool?
1. APersonification
2. BHyperbole
7"The wise fool is burning my taco" employs what kind of literary device?
1. AOxymoron
2. BPersonification
8Bob is as brave as a lion" is an example of what literary device in action?
1. ASimile
2. BIdiom
3. CNothing
9What is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
1. APotato Potarto
2. BOxymoron
3. CSimile
10What is the repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words
1. AAlliteration
2. BTortugas bebes leche
3. CPersonification
4. DIdiom