Figurative Language Quiz

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison that states one thing IS another.

• When a word's sound imitates its meaning.

• Repetition of a constant sound.

• Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

"Boom" is an example of what?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An example of onomatopoeia is...

• When I added the milk to my cereal it went snap, crackle and pop!

• That's the first photo of France from the outer Space.

• The snow is a white blanket.

• The trees whispered in the moonlight.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"The city was a jungle." is an example of what?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

A hyperbole is an ________.

• exaggeration

• alliteration

• assonance

• juxtaposition

"He could stare into her eyes for a thousand years." is an example of what?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Time is a friend and an enemy at times.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is onomatopoeia?

• A comparison that states one thing IS another.

• When a word's sound imitates its meaning.

• Repetition of a constant sound.

• Giving an inanimate object human qualities.

Thanos is as evil as a hungry goblin under a bridge.

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D