1) Which device compares one object to another, unrelated object? a) Metaphor b) Allusion c) Symbolism d) Hyperbole 2) "Two moonstones looked up at him" is an example of a) Simile b) Personification c) Alliteration d) Metaphor 3) "A man may break a word with you, sir, and words are but wind" is an example of  a) Hyperbole b) Metaphor c) Parallelism d) Understatement 4) “The winds were ocean waves, thrashing against the trees limbs" is an example of a) Euphemism b) Onomatopoeia c) Metaphor d) Simile 5) Which figurative language device compares one object to another, unrelated object using words "like" or "as"? a) Metaphor b) Hyperbole c) Simile d) Onomatopoeia 6) "He wore his happiness like a mask" is an example of a) Simile b) Metaphor c) Hyperbole d) Allusion 7) "He felt his head turn like a stone carving to a dark place next door" is an example of a) Euphemism b) Alliteration c) Simile d) Understatement 8) "There was only a girl walking with him now, her face bright as snow..." is an example of a) Simile b) Symbolism c) Alliteration d) Hyperbole 9) Which figurative language device gives human-like qualities to objects? a) Parallelism b) Personification c) Alliteration d) Hyperbole 10) "The road isn't built that can make it breathe hard!" is an example of a) Euphemism b) Hyperbole c) Metaphor d) Personification 11) "The wind stood up and gave a shout" is an example of a) Onomatopoeia b) Personification c) Symbolism d) Euphemism 12) “As he stood there the sky over the house screamed" is an example of a) Personification b) Alliteration c) Synecdoche d) Allusion 13) Which device is an exaggeration to make a point? a) Alliteration b) Simile c) Metaphor d) Hyperbole 14) "These high heels are killing me" is an example of a) Symbolism b) Allusion c) Alliteration d) Hyperbole 15) "I'm drowning in homework" is an example of a) Hyperbole b) Simile c) Euphemism d) Personification 16) "I walked a million miles to get here" is an example of a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Hyperbole d) Personification 17) Which device understates the intensity of the event? a) Understatement b) Hyperbole c) Simile d) Alliteration 18) Which device is the substitution of a neutral or inoffensive phrase for one that is stronger or offensive? a) Euphemism b) Simile c) Hyperbole d) Onomatopoeia 19) "Hitler was kind of a bad person" is an example of a) Euphemism b) Hyperbole c) Personification d) Parallelism 20) After getting into a severe car accident and stating "it's just a little scratch" would be a) Understatement b) Hyperbole c) Alliteration d) Simile 21) Which device uses a noun that has meaning in itself to represent something else? a) Alliteration b) Metaphor c) Anecdote d) Symbolism 22) The use of the color red to represent anger is an example of a) Symbolism b) Onomatopoeia c) Alliteration d) Metaphor 23) The use of a four-leaf clover to represent good luck is an example of a) Parallelism b) Onomatopoeia c) Symbolism d) Repetition 24) Wearing a crucifix to represent religious belief is an example of a) Symbolism b) Euphemism c) Understatement d) Hyperbole 25) Referring to using elements in sentences that are grammatically similar or identical in structure, sound, meaning, or meter is considered a) Parallelism b) Understatement c) Anecdote d) Hyperbole 26) "Like father, like son" is an example of a) Alliteration b) Hyperbole c) Symbolism d) Parallelism 27) "Easy come, easy go" is an example of a) Euphemism b) Hyperbole c) Simile d) Parallelism 28) The use of words echoing the meaning they represent is called a) Onomatopoeia b) Metaphor c) Allusion d) Anecdote 29) "flags flutter and flap" is an example of a) Simile b) Symbolism c) Parallelism d) Onomatopoeia 30) "Between two rows of swishing collards" is an example of a) Metaphor b) Onomatopoeia c) Simile d) Alliteration 31) A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person is considered a(n) a) Anecdote b) Alliteration c) Allusion d) Euphemism

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