Figurative Language Test Prep

What kind of mood: "There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness; not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago; and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible."

• awestruck

• sadness

• anger

• joyful

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What mood is created: "I drank a thousand soda pops/and chewed a ton of ice/to try to stop the scorching/of that spicy pepper's taste."

• humorous/funny

• sad

• angry

• frustrated

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A group of lines that go together in poetry is called a...

• line

• chapter

• starburst

• stanza

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What types of moods are created: "The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on."

• scary and suspenseful

• angry and loud

• calm and peaceful

• afraid and quiet

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a reason authors use figurative language?

• to create an image in their mind

• to frustrate readers

• to make writing simple

• to see more books

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is one reason authors use figurative language?

• to annoy readers

• to create an idea

• to create mood

• to make reading harder

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What type of figurative language: "I find a paradise where birds can talk."

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What type of figurative language: "The cloud shouldered a path up the mountains."

• alliteration

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What type of figurative language: "My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear/There is a hole inside my ear."

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What type of figurative language: "The children were screaming and shouting in the fields."

• imagery

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5