WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Your beauty was a web of frail delight
a)
Simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
2.
Now that I am without you, all is desolate; All that was once so beautiful is dead
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
3.
I could grow very still like an old stone on a hill
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
4.
Your kiss lies on my face
Like the first snow
Upon a summer place
Like the first snow
Upon a summer place
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
5.
This school is an asylum.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
6.
I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
7.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
8.
The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
9.
Sally is the sun in my life
a)
Sally is yellow.
b)
Sally is standing on the roof.
c)
Sally is important to me.
10.
I'm dying to see that movie.
a)
I can wait a little longer.
b)
I don't want to see the movie.
c)
I'm excited about seeing the movie.
11.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
12.
After math class, Sam's head was spinning from all the information that would be on the test.
a)
Sam was feeling confused.
b)
Sam was feeling very confident.
c)
Sam is thinking about science class.
13.
The fog was a blanket covering the road.
a)
It was a clear, sunny day.
b)
The fog was thick.
c)
The fog was comfortable and cozy.
14.
The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.
a)
The stars are expensive.
b)
The stars are not out tonight.
c)
The stars were bright and sparkling.
15.
The room became an icebox every time the air conditioning went on.
a)
You must leave the refrigerator door open to stay cool.
b)
It is cold in the air conditioned room.
c)
It is hot inside the room.
16.
At twelve years old, Jenna is a blooming flower.
a)
Jenna is growing up.
b)
Jenna is about to run away from home.
c)
Jenna is very sick.
17.
What type of figurative language is shown below:
The toddler was a tornado of action in the nursery!
The toddler was a tornado of action in the nursery!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
18.
What type of figurative language is shown below:
EX: The cool lake water glistened like diamonds in the sun.
EX: The cool lake water glistened like diamonds in the sun.
a)
idiom
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
19.
What type of figurative language is used below:
The thunder BOOMED, and the lightning CRACKLED.
The thunder BOOMED, and the lightning CRACKLED.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
20.
What type of figurative language is shown below:
I think I read a million books this summer!
I think I read a million books this summer!
a)
idiom
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
21.
Allusion is defined as______
a)
Two lines working as a unit
b)
A reference to a famous person, place, or event
c)
A form of wordplay with similar sounding sounds
d)
Words that involve one of the five senses
22.
What is the common allusion for Goofy?
a)
to be a coward
b)
to be sinful
c)
to be silly
d)
All of the above
23.
What is the allusion of Peter Pan?
a)
childishness
b)
foolishness
c)
happiness
d)
All of the above
24.
Which of the following is not an example of an allusion?
a)
She transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
b)
His wife was his Achilles' heel.
c)
He lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's.
d)
We'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever.
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