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2nd Nine Weeks Working Academic Vocabulary

Quiz by Daphne Armstrong

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  • Q1
    Ex: Her eyes were diamonds.
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q2
    a figure of speech that involves describing an object as if it were a person
    personification
    30s
  • Q3

    Ex.: rainbow -- hope & promise  

    symbol
    30s
  • Q4
    poem that tells a story
    narrative poem
    30s
  • Q5
    descriptive language in writing that engages human senses
    imagery
    30s
  • Q6

    Ex: The autumn leaves are a blanket on the ground.

    imagery
    30s
  • Q7
    Ex: The story jumped off the page.
    personification
    30s
  • Q8
    Ex: She can hear a pin drop a mile away.
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q9
    a figure of speech that indirectly compares two unlike things
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q10

    Ex: red rose - love & romance

    symbol
    30s
  • Q11
    Ex: As shiny as a new pin
    simile
    30s
  • Q12
    using the same sound to start several words in a row
    alliteration
    30s
  • Q13
    a word that imitates the natural sound of something
    onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q14
    Ex: A mouse is hiding in the house.
    rhyme
    30s
  • Q15

    Ex: The sun smiled down on us.  

    personification
    30s

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