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Ninth Grade (Grade 9) Figurative Language Questions

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Grade 9 Hyperbole
Which is an example of hyperbole?
  1. The young girl shivered with fright.
  2. The young girl grew as tall as a house.
  3. The young girl played with her puppy.
  4. The young girl smiled broadly.
Grade 9 Poetic Devices
Which is a song-like narrative poem, traditionally transmitted orally?
  1. ballad
  2. free verse
  3. ode
  4. lyric
Grade 9 Figurative Language
"Wayne's whirling winding words were wonderful" is an example of :
  1. cliche
  2. alliteration
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. idiom
Grade 9 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5a
"Cruel kindness" is an example of which type of figurative language?
  1. oxymoron
  2. hyperbole
  3. idiom
  4. personification
Grade 9 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.4, RL.9-10.4
"Sugar over like a syrupy sweet"

Which literary element does the line represent?
  1. Metaphor
  2. Simile
  3. Personification
  4. Connotation
Grade 9 Poetic Devices

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A lyric poem expressing a single speaker's feeling or opinions on a specific subject.
  1. Ballad
  2. Ode
  3. Lyric
  4. Narrative
Grade 9 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5a
Which of the following is an oxymoron?
  1. "Water water everywhere nor any drop to drink"
  2. "All the world's a stage"
  3. "Great humility"
  4. "Dusk demands daylight"
Grade 9 Alliteration
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
  1. "silence was unbroken"
  2. "all my soul within me burning"
  3. "no living human being"
  4. "nodded, nearly napping"
Grade 9 Figurative Language
"New York City is the city that never sleeps" is an example of:
  1. Idiom
  2. Metaphor
  3. Simile
  4. Personification
Grade 9 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.L.5, L.9-10.5, L.9-10.5a
"The wise fool is burning my taco."

What literary device is this an example of?
  1. personification
  2. oxymoron
  3. metaphor
  4. irony
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