Figurative Language Review

This type of figurative language gives human qualities to objects or animals.

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What type of figurative language repeats the same sound in multiple words in a row?

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two unlike things?

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• buzz

• splat

• meow

• book

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"His muscles were tight knots," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"Her heart is like gold," is an example of what?

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Bubba's belch was as big and boisterous as a bullhorn."

What TWO kinds of figurative language are used?

• alliteration and metaphor

• personification and metaphor

• alliteration and simile

• personification and simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"The stars winked cheerfully in the sky," is an example of what?

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of figurative language is a word imitating a sound?

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which example shows HYPERBOLE?

• Cara carefully cut the cake

• I have a million things to do today

• She was as lovely as a rose

• The door slammed with a loud BANG

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A