Figurative Language Skill Quiz

"I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass" is an example of....

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

"I have a ton of homework" is an example of...

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

"Her voice was music to my ears" is an example of...

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

"The palm trees were dancing in the wind" is an example of...

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

What is alliteration?

• A big exaggeration

• Giving a non-living thing human qualities

• The repetition of consonant sounds

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

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel.

• The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays.

• Her hair was silk.

• Buzz, Hiss, Woof

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"Frank fed four funny fish in the fish tank" is an example of...

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3

"I like to go to school" is an example of a simile

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about.

• alliteration
• personification

• idiom
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Name the figurative language: "Boom! The thunder echoed through the sky!"

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.2.3