Figurative Language Pre Test

Figurative language is language that:

• Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal meaning

• Enhances writing by making it more lively and interesting

• Makes reading more interesting

• All of the above

A figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare to dissimilar things is called:

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Personification

Sound words such as BANG, BAM, and BOING are examples of:

• Simile

• Idiom

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

“My sister’s room is a pig pen” is an example of:

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Idiom

It is called ______________ when an author sets mental pictures or images in the reader’s head using

words that appeal to the five sense.

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Personification

• Imagery

“The flowers danced in the breeze” is an example of:

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Tone

• Alliteration

An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect, such as “My grandma is 900 years old!” is called:

• Hyperbole

• Analogy

• Personification

• Allusion

The author’s attitude toward the subject, topic, or character of a text is:

• Irony

• Analogy

• Tone

• Figurative Language

An object or event that represents an abstract idea is called a(n):

• Simile

• Allusion

• Symbol

• Metaphor

When what is expected does not match up with reality, (either verbally, dramatically, or situationally)

this is called:

• Symbolism

• Analogy

• Irony

• Tone