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WorksheetsFigurative Language Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
“Her face is like a sunbeam,” is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Metaphor
d)
Hyperbole
2.
“The tropical storm slept for two days,” is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personafication
c)
Alliteration
d)
Idiom
3.
"I had so much homework, I needed a pickup truck to carry all my books home!" What type of figurative language is used here?
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
4.
What is a literary technique in which two contradictory words come together for a special effect? For example, original copy or jumbo shrimp.
a)
oxymoron
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
5.
What is the use of words and phrases in an unusual way? Writers often use this to make their writing more colorful, powerful, and interesting. Examples include simile, metaphor, irony, and personification.
a)
Figurative Language
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Metaphor
d)
Paradox
6.
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of which one?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
7.
He is as slow as a turtle.
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
8.
I've been waiting 1,000 years for the results.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
idiom
9.
It's raining cats and dogs outside!
a)
hyperbole
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
10.
She jumped in the pool with a splash.
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
11.
The lake was clear as glass.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
12.
He's a tall drink of water.
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
similie
13.
The mosquito buzzed in my ear all night.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
14.
Holly hugged her the hairy helmet.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
idiom
d)
personification
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