Figurative Language Review

Figurative Language Review

By Veronica Lanning

Read the story to yourself and give a thumbs up when you are done. Reread it while you wait for everyone to finish.

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​"The Animals Ball Game"

Multiple Choice

Which of the following phrases from paragraph 13 is an idiom?

• we did play

• with the animals once

• drove us away

• we were so small

Multiple Choice

Which quotation is an example of imagery that shapes meaning in the passage?

• "They were indeed a strong team, and the bear had good reason to be proud of them."

• "But we have used all the leather for the bat and there is no time to send for more," said the eagle.

• "Now that you have wings, little friend," said the eagle, "you shall be called 'flying squirrel.;"

• "But the bat flew high until he approached the goal, then he flew down quickly and tossed the ball between the poles."

Let's dissect this question

​Which quotation is an example of imagery that shapes meaning in the passage?

Multiple Choice

How does the author's use of the phrase "drove us away" in paragraph 13 shape meaning in the passage?

• It shows that the animals took the two creatures to another game.

• It shows that the amils thought the two creatures were missing.

• It shows that the animals made two creatures leave their game.

• It shows that the animals helped the two creatures find the birds.

Let's dissect this question.

How does the author's use of the phrase "drove us away" in paragraph 13 shape meaning in the passage?

Multiple Choice

Which quotation from the passage is an example of the author creating a boastful tone?

• "See how fast I run," called the deer, as he ran ahead of all the other animals. "I will run faster than the birds, and catch the ball and run with it to the goal."

• "The birds had already arrived at the ball ground and sat up in the trees preening their feathers, waiting for their captain to give them the signal to fly down."

• "You are four-footed, little friends," replied the eagle. "You belong to the animals' team, so why do you not play with them?"

• "i am sorry for you, little friends,' was the answer, 'but how can you play with us when you have no wings?'"

Let's dissect this question.

Which quotation from the passage is an example of the author creating a boastful tone?​

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Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank with the word that makes the sentence below an example of personification.

The sun                 down on the Earth.

• smiled

• showed

• shone

• showered

Multiple Choice

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal." What does this simile say to you?

• The baby's skin is very soft and delicate.

• The baby's skin is rough.

• The baby's skin is dry.

• The baby's skin is sticky.

Multiple Choice

"She is an angel"

This is an example of                  .

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

Repeating the same initial consonant sound in neighboring words. EX. Silly Sally sells shells by the seashore.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• hyperbole

Multiple Choice

"The stars will cry the blackest tears tonight."

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• personification

Multiple Choice

Ray knew his dad was not likely to help Ray pay to get his car fixed, so he was not surprised when his dad said, "I'll help you when pigs fly."

What does the idiom WHEN PIGS FLY mean?

• soon

• never

• maybe

• always

Multiple Choice

Every morning she wakes up knock, knock, knock on the door.

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• onomatomania

• simile

Multiple Choice

I jumped so high I touched the clouds.

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

• hyperbole