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WorksheetsFigurative Language 12/9/16
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This term means to use a strong exaggeration:
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
2.
'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
idiom
3.
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
4.
Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
idiom
5.
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
6.
What is a simile?
a)
A comparison of two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
b)
Giving inhuman things human like qualities
c)
An extreme exaggeration
d)
Comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
7.
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
idiom
8.
What is personification?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
Giving inhuman things human like qualities
c)
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
d)
Comparison of two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
9.
Jenna's mouth is one big metal factory.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
repetition
10.
When the Wind is low, and the sea is soft, and the heat-lightning plays... is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
11.
These shoes take 50 million years to put on.
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
12.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A word in which the sound reflects is meaning.
b)
Language that appeals to the five senses
c)
Repeating words or phrases
d)
Comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using ‘like’ or ‘as’
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