Figurative Language Practice Quiz

Read this sentence from the passage.

The clay cat was now walking across the disaster area that was her messy desk.

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• metaphor

• assonance

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which type of figurative language does the first sentence of the passage contain?

"To Julio, the bus ride to music camp was about as fun as a trip to the dentist."

• a simile

• a metaphor

• assonance

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Read this sentence from the passage.

"The fiddle danced under Ms. Liu's bow, as she tapped her foot to the fast beat."

Using personification to describe the violin as "dancing" shows how:

• The violin moves as Ms. Liu plays a lively tune.

• Ms. Liu likes to dance to old-time fiddle music.

• The music piece is difficult for Ms. Liu to play.

• Ms. Liu likes to play fiddle tunes best of all.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Your voice feels like nails on a chalkboard

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The leaves are little yellow fish swimming in the river.

• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Their sad waters, sad and chilly

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is alliteration?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is assonance?

• The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
• the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
• the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
• the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Big, bad Bernie Bean-Toes ate two banana bunches

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• why does Ms. Schleiden let her cat eat bananas?

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

I balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.

• alliteration
• assonance
• consonance
• What did you do this time?!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4