Figurative Language 1

A type of figurative language that compares one thing to another using the words "like" or "as" is called a __________.

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

A type of figurative language that uses the beginning sound in words repeatedly in a phrase or sentence is called _______.

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake is an example of what type of figurative language?

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Which of the following is a simile?

• He has the eyes of a hawk.

• She sings like an angel.

• The walls in the apartment house were paper thin.

• The man is a rock.

This type of figurative language is used when words imitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event. Examples include "clang" and "whoosh."

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• alliteration

A type of figurative language that gives human traits or characteristics to nonliving objects is called ____________.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

The show "Spongebob Squarepants" is an example of:

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• personification

A type of figurative language that compares one thing to another thing by stating that something "is" another thing.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

"The dog is a rocket, shooting off the porch to chase the mailman," is an example of a metaphor.

• True

• False

"The cat's as fast as a jet on a runway" is an example of a metaphor.

• True

• False