WorksheetsPoetry/Drama/Figurative Language
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I am as hungry as a bear!
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
2.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
3.
The sad student sat silently in the room.
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
4.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
5.
The raindrops danced on the tabletop.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
6.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
alliteration
7.
The Cowboys quarterback can't come back this season.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
8.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
9.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
10.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
11.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
12.
Repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
13.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
14.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
15.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
16.
The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
17.
Trying to shop for gifts on Black Friday is like running with the bulls in Spain.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
18.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
19.
What's the meaning of this metaphor?
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
"After all the fans left the stadium, the bleachers were a disaster area."
a)
Trash and leftover food and drinks littered the ground.
b)
Lots of caution tape was used to block off sections.
c)
Reporters were everywhere trying to catch a story.
d)
After the game, a tornado hit.
20.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
21.
"I sang like a bird" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
22.
Poems are usually made up of these.
a)
Props
b)
Lines
c)
Scenes
d)
Acts
23.
The purpose of a drama or play
a)
Inform
b)
Persuade
c)
Entertain
d)
Question
24.
When a poet uses the same word or words more than once in a line or in a poem.
a)
Rhyme Scheme
b)
Internal Rhyme
c)
Repetition
d)
Excerpt
25.
The conversation between characters in a drama or play.
a)
Characters
b)
Props
c)
Playwright
d)
Dialogue
26.
The pattern of rhyming lines in a poem.
a)
Repetition
b)
Rhyme Scheme
c)
Internal Rhyme
d)
Imagery
27.
Long sections of a drama or play containing several scenes.
a)
Scenes
b)
Acts
c)
Drama
d)
Props
28.
An excerpt is ...
a)
the purpose of a drama or play.
b)
the conversations between characters in a drama or play.
c)
a part of a longer poem or play.
d)
a group of lines in a poem.
29.
The use of vivid description, usually rich in sensory words, to create pictures, or images, in the reader's mind.
a)
Imagery
b)
Excerpt
c)
Stanza
d)
Idiom
30.
A part of the play in which the setting changes, much like chapters in a book.
a)
Acts
b)
Scene
c)
Props
d)
Dialogue
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