Figurative Language Mastery Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• He has a heart of stone.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Identify the metaphor in the following sentence: "Time is a thief that steals our moments."

• Time

• Thief

• Steals

• Time is a thief

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The car was very fast on the highway.

• She was a shining star in her performance.

• The book was on the table.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Find the example of alliteration:

• The cat climbed the cold, concrete column.

• The sun is shining brightly.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• 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 of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I slept like a log last night.

• I've told you a million times.

• She's as skinny as a toothpick.

• Both B and C

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which of the following sentences contains an allusion?

• He was a real Romeo with the ladies.

• The chocolate cake is like a piece of heaven.

• The car was as fast as lightning.

• The flowers danced in the wind.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Find the example of onomatopoeia:

• The bees buzzed by the daisies.

• The cake was as sweet as sugar.

• She was the light of my life.

• The car raced down the empty street.

Tags

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 an example of a metaphor?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She is as light as a feather.

• The thunder was a mighty lion.

• The stars are sparkling diamonds.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the sentence that uses personification:

• The sun greeted me this morning.

• The car is very old and rusty.

• He runs faster than a cheetah.

• The pizza tastes like cardboard.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

The repetition of the same letter or sound

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3