7th Grade Figurative Language Review

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

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

In the phrase "the wind whispered through the trees," what type of figurative language is used?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What type of figurative language repeats consonant sounds at the beginning of words?

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Rhyme

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"It's raining cats and dogs" is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which type of figurative language uses extreme exaggeration?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

In "The stars danced in the sky," what type of figurative language is used?

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Piece of cake" meaning something is easy is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

 "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of:

• Hyperbole

•  Metaphor

• Simile

•  Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

When an object or animal is given human qualities, this is called:

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

 "Life is a roller coaster" is an example of:

• Simile

•  Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A