Name ________________________________

Period _______

Date

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Figurative Language
Vocabulary Worksheet
Written
1. Extreme exaggeration _______________________________________________________
2. Repetition of initial consonant sounds
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3. A plot-structuring device whereby a scene from the fictional past is inserted
into the
fictional recent or dramatized out of order
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4. Language that appeals to the senses
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5. A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or
anxiety in the
reader___________________________________________________________________
6. A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common
sense but upon
closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity
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Matching
_____ personification

a. a person, place or object which has a meaning in

itself
but suggests other meanings as well

_____ satire
nonhumans

b. a type of figurative language in which a

subject is given human characteristics

_____ metaphor
mean, such

c. the use of words that sound like what they

as "hiss," "buzz," "slam," and "boom"

_____ onomatopoeia
misconduct and

d. a literary work that criticizes human

ridicules vices, stupidities, and follies

_____ symbolism
to

e. a figure of speech in which an expression is used

refer to something that it does not literally
denote in
order to suggest a similarity

Multiple Choice
1. An expression having a special meaning different from the usual
meanings of the
words (example "up the creek without a paddle" means a situation
involving trouble).
a. satire
b. simile
c. idiom
d. Irony
2. A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
a. satire
b. imagery
c. idiom
d. simile
3. An unexpected twist or contrast between what happens and what was
intended or expected to happen.
a. idiom
b. irony
c. imagery
d. simile
4. Language used by writers to produce images in readers' minds and to
express ideas
in fresh, vivid, and imaginative ways.
a. flashback
b. figurative language
c. alliteration
d. foreshadow
5. Actions, dialogue, and narrative description that reveal a sense of a
character's personality to the reader.
a. personification
b. alliteration
c. characterization
d. paradox

BONUS (5 pts. Each)

Give an example of an idiom
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Give an example of a metaphor
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