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FIG. LANGUAGE REVIEW

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Comparison of two things without using "like" or "as"
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
idiom
2.
The use of extreme exaggeration
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
3.
the description of giving a nonhuman thing human characteristics or traits
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
metaphor
4.
the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words
a)
repetition
b)
end rhyme
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
5.
the sound is the meaning of the word
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
end rhyme
d)
idiom
6.
the repeating of words or statements to emphasize a certain point
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
repetition
d)
end rhyme
7.
the rhyming of two words at the end of two lines in a poem
a)
hyperbole
b)
end rhyme
c)
idiom
d)
repetition
8.
Her hands felt like ice
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
personification
9.
He was taller than a skyscraper.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
10.
Ally ate apples at lunch. 
a)
idiom
b)
repetition
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
11.
In the summer I like to run
in a field toward the sun.
a)
metaphor
b)
idiom
c)
personification
d)
end rhyme
12.
The book was staring at me, wanting me to read it
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
13.
a blend of sounds and imagery intended to create an emotional response
a)
sound devices
b)
lyric poetry
c)
poetry
14.
All poems have
a)
rhyme
b)
rhythm 
15.
The repetition of vowel sounds, as in the following lines (Till the shining scythes went far and wide, And cut it down to dry.)
a)
Assonance
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Rhyme
16.
In most traditional poetry, the rhyme is organized in patterns.
a)
Rhyme Scheme
b)
Meter
c)
Repetition
d)
Alliteration
17.
A division in a poem for the number of lines it contains. 
a)
Stanza
b)
Imagery
c)
Rhyme Scheme
d)
Line
18.
Language that appeals to our senses and helps to create a visual picture.
a)
Imagery
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Stanza
19.
Words or phrases that describe one thing in terms of another and are not meant literally.
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Repetition
20.
A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature, the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science.
a)
Allusion
b)
Assonance
c)
Rhyme
d)
Meter