Regents English Figurative Language and Literary Devices

Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

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She ran like the wind.

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The world is a stage.

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The angry clouds growled.

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He was drowning in paperwork.

Question 2

'The trees whispered secrets to each other' is an example of which literary device?

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Personification

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Hyperbole

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Alliteration

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Metaphor

Question 3

'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers' is primarily an example of:

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Alliteration

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Assonance

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Onomatopoeia

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Rhyme scheme

Question 4

Which of the following is the best example of an oxymoron?

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It was a bittersweet farewell.

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The storm raged all night.

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The silence was deafening.

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He ran as fast as a cheetah.

Question 5

'I've told you a million times to clean your room!' is an example of:

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Hyperbole

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Metaphor

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Personification

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Understatement

Question 6

When an author hints at events that will happen later in a story, this technique is called:

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Foreshadowing

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Flashback

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Exposition

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Rising action

Question 7

In 'The Gift of the Magi,' each character's sacrifice makes the other's gift useless. This unexpected outcome is an example of:

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Situational irony

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Dramatic irony

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Verbal irony

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Cosmic irony