Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Her heart is a pebble.

• Her heart is a boulder.

• Her heart is a rock.

• Her heart is a stone.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The rock is hard and unyielding.

• The river flowed gently.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is hyperbole?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• A type of mathematical equation

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect

• A form of poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so cold I could turn into an ice cube.

• I'm so full I could explode.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What is an idiom?

• A type of clothing

• A mathematical equation

• A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning

• A type of insect

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is onomatopoeia?

• A type of language used in scientific research

• A figure of speech in which words imitate sounds

• A form of poetry that uses rhyming words

• A type of punctuation used to emphasize a point

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Jump

• Buzz

• Clap

• Whisper

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language?

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• All the above are figurative langauges.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What does the phrase 'break a leg' mean?

• To wish someone good luck

• To wish someone a speedy recovery

• To encourage someone to dance

• To wish someone bad luck

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What does the phrase 'raining cats and dogs' mean?

• It is a phrase used to describe a sunny day.

• It means there are a lot of animals outside.

• It is raining very heavily.

• It is raining cats and dogs literally.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B