2024 Figurative Language Test

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1. A comparison between two DIFFERENT things using the words "LIKE" or "AS" is known as a:

• a) simile
• b) metaphor
• c) personification
• d) alliteration

2. A direct comparison between two different things WITHOUT using the words "like" or "as" is known as a:

• a)simile
• b) metaphor
• c) personification
• d) alliteration

3. Giving an animal, object or idea human characteristics is known as:

• a)simile
• b) metaphor
• c) personification
• d) alliteration

4. Repetition of the initial consonant sound is known as:

• a)simile
• b) metaphor
• c) personification
• d) alliteration

5. Something stretched beyond the truth or made larger is known as a:

• a)simile
• b) metaphor
• c) hyperbole
• d) onomatopoeia

6. A literary device wherein the sound of a word echoes the sound it represents is known as:

• a)simile
• b) metaphor
• c) hyperbole
• d) onomatopoeia

7. The following is a line from Alfred Noye's "The Highwayman": "Plaiting a dark red love knot into her long black hair". This is an example of:

• a) a simile
• b) a metaphor
• c) imagery
• d) onomatopoeia

Directions for 8-20:Tell whether the following sentences are examples of a metaphor, simile, personification or alliteration. 8. The toaster's chin turned bright red when the heat was turned up.

• a) metaphor
• b) simile
• c) personification
• d) alliteration

9. Michael climbs trees like a monkey.

• a) metaphor
• b) simile
• c) personification
• d) alliteration