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WorksheetsFigurative Lenguage
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
a comparison of two unlike things using like, as, than, or resembles
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
2.
a comparison of one thing as if it were another
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
3.
giving human characteristics to a nonhuman subject
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
4.
Jack's hair and beard are bright blond.
a)
literal language is used
b)
figurative language is used
5.
When he heard the scream, claws of fear tore at his scalp.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
6.
The giraffe nibbled at the leaves on the tree.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
7.
Dead on her feet, Marla collapsed onto the worn bus seat, glad her 24 hour shift was finally over.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
8.
The tornado played with the car, picking it up in its jaws, then dropping it.
a)
literal laguage
b)
figurative language
9.
The shark's fin cut the water like a razor slashing silk.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
10.
The skin on the farmer's face was as wrinkled , weathered, and worn as the leather on a horse's harness. What is being compared in this simile?
a)
farmer-face
b)
farmer-leather
c)
skin-leather
11.
Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is being compared in this simile?
a)
eyes-glasses
b)
eyes-fish
c)
fish-glasses
12.
the repeated consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
(breeze blew briskly)
(breeze blew briskly)
a)
alliteration
b)
consonance
c)
assonance
d)
onomatopoeia
13.
sounds that imitate meanings
(pop, fizz, hiss)
(pop, fizz, hiss)
a)
alliteration
b)
consonance
c)
assonance
d)
onomatopoeia
14.
Which of the following word pairs is an example of alliteration?
a)
claws and paws
b)
head and heart
c)
ram and jam
15.
Which of the following pairs is an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
gurgle and babble
b)
flow and flower
c)
serve and protect
16.
the representation of an animal or object that has the personality, actions, or emotions of a human
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
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