Figurative Language Test

Both similes and metaphors ________.

• compare things

• use the words “like” and “as”

• are ways words can rhyme in a poem

• make a story less vivid

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

A metaphor is a figure of speech that ________.

• uses the words “like” or “as” but doesn’t compare things

• compares things without using the words “like” or “as”

• gives a nonhuman thing human traits

• uses a word that sounds like what it means

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The thunder was loud.

• The thunder boomed and rumbled.

• The thunder growled, and the windows shook.

• The thunder growled like a group of grizzly bears.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The boy was upset at himself.

• The boy was a tornado of emotion.

• The boy said he’d die of shame.

• The boy did not like what he’d done.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The wind whistled a happy tune as I walked along the hard mountain trail."
What human characteristic is being given?

• Whistling
• Happiness
• Walking
• Hiking

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?

• Adele
• The store
• High heels
• Her

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

The piano sang a mournful song. 

• Personification 
• NOT Personification 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

It seems like my older brother is always hungry. 

• Personification
• NOT Personification 

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Is alliteration used in the poem?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Is alliteration used in the poem?

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4