Figurative Language Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

Tags

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 a metaphor?

• She is as brave as a lion.

• The snow is a white blanket.

• He runs like the wind.

• I've told you a million times.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What does personification mean?

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• An extreme exaggeration

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

• A direct comparison of two things

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She is as fast as a cheetah.

• I am so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the type of figurative language used here: "The wind whispered through the trees."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.

• Both B and C

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does alliteration mean?

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• The repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human qualities to non-human things

Tags

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 NOT a type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Adjective

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

What is the purpose of using figurative language in writing?

• To make the writing more difficult to understand

• To add humor to the writing

• To make the writing more interesting and vivid

• To increase the length of the writing

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The clock ticked loudly, marking the passage of time.

• She was as busy as a bee.

• Life is a rollercoaster, full of ups and downs.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5