Figurative Language Review

An onomatopoeia is a....

• comparison using "like" or "as"

• a sound word

• an exaggeration

• where literal meaning does not equal actual meaning

Which of the following singers has an alliterative name?

• Taylor Swift

• Bruno Mars

• Joe Jonas

• Beyonce Knowles

What is the figurative language device used here in this line of Michael Jackson's song "Thriller": "You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes"

• Idiom

• Rhyme

• Metaphor

• Personification

What is the figurative language device used here in this line of Colbie Caillat's song "Bubbly": "I've been awake for a while now. You got me feelin' like a child now."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

The message in this Bitmoji is a...

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Rhyme

• Idiom

What figurative language device is used in this line from One Republic's song "Apologize": "I need you like a

heart needs a beat"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbol

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What figurative language device is used in this line from the song "Let It Be" by The Beatles: “Whisper words of wisdom, let it be.”

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What figurative language device is used here: The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What 2 figurative language devices are used here: My heart raced a million miles a minute as I waited to hear the results of the competition.

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

What 2 figurative language devices is this sentence?

You’ve made a mountain out of a molehill.

• Imagery

• Personification

• Idiom

• Alliteration