Figurative Language Quiz

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal." What does this simile say to you?

• The baby's skin is very soft and delicate.

• The baby's skin is rough.

• The baby's skin is dry.

• The baby's skin is sticky.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The stars were like diamonds," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Onomatopoeia is the type of figurative language that imitates the sound it actually names.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"She is an angel"

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which type of figurative language compares two objects using "like" or "as"?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Repeating the same initial consonant sound in neighboring words. EX. Silly Sally sells shells by the seashore.

• alliteration

• poetry

• idiom

• acrostic

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the type of figurative language. "My heart's a stereo; it beats for you, so listen close."

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence. "And I'm going to miss you like a child misses their blanket."

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the type of figurative language. "I jumped so high I touched the clouds."

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the type of figurative language. "You've got a smile that could light up this whole town."

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4