Figurative Language Comprehension Review

The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing. The kind of figurative language used here is _______

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

I am so hungry, I could eat a horse right now. 

• hyperbole

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.

• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.

• A hurricane! AHHH!

• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

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

• A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.

• An extreme exaggeration

Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?

• Boom!

• No!

• Yes!

• Go!

The assignment was a breeze!" is an example of a(n)...

• Metaphor 

• Simile 

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia 

What is a simile? 

• Comparing two things without  using  like and as

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two things using  like and as

• None of the above

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things in a text

• Comparing two things using like and as

• An exaggeration 

• Comparing two things without using like and as

What is a hyperbole?

• An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 

• a comparison using like or as

• repeating the beginning consonant sounds

• none of the above

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 

• Powerful pandas punch parrots.

• The plant liked to fly.

• I like to eat pie.