Figurative Language and Imagery Quiz – Flashcards

Read the excerpt below from the poem "I Knew a Woman" by Theodore Roethke and answer the question that follows. Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay: I'm martyr to a motion not my own; What's freedom for? To know eternity. I swear she cast a shadow white as stone. But who would count eternity in days? These old bones live to learn her wanton ways: (I measure time by how a body sways). Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy? A. "Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:" B. "I'm martyr to a motion not my own;" C. "I swear she cast a shadow white as stone." D. "These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:"

"Conceit" is best defined as a lengthy or extended (Fill in the bank)

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o'er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place. And on that cheek, and o'er that brow, So soft, so calm, yet eloquent, The smiles that win, the tints that glow, But tell of days in goodness spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! Which excerpt best reflects Byron's appreciation of beauty? A. "One shade the more, one ray the less" B. "the nameless grace/Which waves in every raven tress" C. "Which heaven to gaudy day denies" D. "A mind at peace with all below"

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "Simile" by N. Scott Momaday What did we say to each other that now we are as the deer who walk in single file with heads high with ears forward with eyes watchful with hooves always placed on firm ground in whose limbs there is latent flight Which of the following excerpts illustrates the theme that people are cautious around those who have hurt them? I. "who walk in single file/with heads high" II. "with ears forward/with eyes watchful" III. "in whose limbs there is latent flight" A. I, II, and III B. I only C. I and II D. II and III

Which of the following is a key reason to include hyperbole in a literary work? A. to add humor B. to heighten effect C. to create suspense

Read the excerpt below from the poem "There's a certain Slant of light" by Emily Dickinson and answer the question that follows. When it comes, the landscape listens, Shadows hold their breath. Source: Dickinson, Emily. "There's a certain Slant of light." The Poems of Emily Dickinson. Ed. R. W. Franklin. Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1999. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June. 2011. Which technique does this excerpt use? A. allusion B. personification C. simile D. hyperbole

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "Simile" by N. Scott Momaday What did we say to each other that now we are as the deer who walk in single file with heads high with ears forward with eyes watchful with hooves always placed on firm ground in whose limbs there is latent flight Which word best describes the mood of this poem? A. vigilant B. thankful C. lighthearted D. jealous

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "Happiness Epidemic" by David Hernandez Without any warning, the disease sweeps across the country like a traveling circus. People who were once blue, who slouched from carrying a bag of misery over one shoulder are now clinically cheerful. Symptoms include kind gestures, a bouncy stride, a smile bigger than a slice of cantaloupe. You pray that you will be infected, hope a happy germ invades your body and multiplies, spreading merriment to all your major organs like door-to-door Christmas carolers until the virus finally reaches your heart: that red house at the end of the block where your deepest wishes reside, where a dog howls behind a gate every time that sorrow pulls his hearse up the driveway. Which poetic technique is illustrated throughout the entire poem "Happiness Epidemic"? A. metonymy B. onomatopoeia C. conceit D. allusion

"Metonymy" is best defined as a figure of speech in which __________. A. human characteristics are attributed to objects or animals B. one noun is substituted for another with which it is closely associated C. exaggeration is used for emphasis D. a part of something stands for the whole

Read the poem below and answer the question that follows. "Simile" by N. Scott Momaday What did we say to each other that now we are as the deer who walk in single file with heads high with ears forward with eyes watchful with hooves always placed on firm ground in whose limbs there is latent flight Which of the following techniques does this poem use? I. simile II. sensory imagery III. allusion