Academic Vocab Review Fall 2011 #3 Question Preview (ID: 7837)


These Questions Will Help You To Review The Academic Vocabulary Terms. You Should Be Able To Define And Identify Each Term. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

Extreme exaggeration in literature is _________
a) Hyperbole
b) A metaphor
c) Personification
d) Imagery

A comparison between two unlike things where one becomes the other is _________
a) A metaphor
b) A simile
c) Personification
d) Hyperbole

A comparison between two unlike things where one is similar to another is ________
a) A simile
b) A metaphor
c) Personification
d) Imagery

________ is when the author gives a non-human thing human characteristics.
a) Personification
b) A simile
c) Hyperbole
d) Imagery

Vivid language that enable the reader to visualize is __________
a) Imagery
b) Personification
c) A simile
d) Hyperbole

Any language that means more than what is written (must be interpreted) is _______
a) Figurative language
b) Literature
c) Adjectives and adverbs
d) Weak verbs

--The drill sergeant was a barking dog-- is an example of _________
a) A metaphor
b) A simile
c) Hyperbole
d) Imagery

--Her voice was as pure as moonlight-- is an example of __________
a) A simile
b) A metaphor
c) Imagery
d) Personification

--The scissors danced merrily across the paper-- is an example of ________
a) Personification
b) A simile
c) Hyperbole
d) Imagery

--The terrifying mobster was as big as a house-- is an example of ___________
a) Hyperbole
b) Imagery
c) Personification
d) A metaphor

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