FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE QUIZ

Which example explains giving human qualities to inanimate objects?

• similie

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Define hyperbole.

• repetition of sound

• comparison

• exaggeration

• idiom

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Choose the simile.

• The sun shines in a superior way.

• The sun shines like a diamond.

• The sun was a shining diamond.

• The sun was so hot, I was sweating bullets.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is an example of personification?

• The perfectly sun-kissed strawberries were calling my name, so I bought them to go with dessert.

• The child’s stare begged me to take him out for ice cream even though I’d already said no.

• The image of a cozy hammock on a tropical beach spoke enticingly to him. 

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which is an example of alliteration?

• The girls were so hungry they could eat a horse.

• Ladies love licking lollipops while being lazy at home.

• Boys are stupid.

• The boys were as fierce as a pride of lions.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How does a metaphor differ from a simile?

• A metaphor is like personification.

• A metaphor shows exaggeration.

• A metaphor compares directly using words like "are, is, was, were"

• A metaphor compares using "like" or "as"

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The boy was a beast on the basketball court. Choose the correct figurative language and meaning.

• simile; the boy was hairy like a beast

• metaphor; the boy was hairy like a beast

• simile; the boy was skilled on the court

• metaphor; the boy was skilled on the court

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Choose the alliteration examples.

• Ava ate the green apple.

• The snake is sleeping soundly.

• The melody was music to my ears.

• all of the above.

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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 is an example of hyperbole?

• Homework helps me have better grades.

• This homework is as hard as a rock.

• I have a mountain of homework.

• I have a lot of homework.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

• TICK-TOCK

• BOOM

• BUZZ

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5