Figurative Language-Poetic Devices Practice Quiz

"The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of ___________________________. 

• Rhythm
• Structure
• Style
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

“It's a piece of cake.”

• hyperbole

• idiom

• allusion

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is an example of a metaphor?

• She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel.

• The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays.

• Her brown hair was silk

• Buzz, Hiss, Woof

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 

• hyperbole
• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

• The walls

• The scream

• The room

• The orange

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam is...

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

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CCSS.L.8.5A

In the movie, "Toy Story", human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is.

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

A pilot with a fear of heights is....

• verbal irony

• dramatic irony

• situational irony

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What's the meaning of this simile?

"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.

• She talks really loudly.

• She gets really angry.

• She spits when she talks.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the meaning of this metaphor?

Ms. Watson is really a bear in the morning before her coffee!

• Ms. Watson pretends to be a bear every morning.

• Ms. Watson dresses like a bear.

• Secretly, Ms. Watson really is a bear!

• Ms. Watson is really grouchy before she has coffee.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D