WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
I am as hungry as a bear!
a)
hyperbole
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 wind whistled through the trees during the storm.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
4.
The rain ran down the road.
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
idiom
5.
Love gives me wings!
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
6.
BAM! The door shut behind me.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
7.
The raindrops danced on the tabletop.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
8.
That fat cat weighs a thousand pounds!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
9.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
10.
The Cowboys quarterback can't come back this season.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
11.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
12.
Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
personification
13.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
14.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
15.
Repetition of beginning consonant sounds.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
16.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
17.
The last day of school is like a day at the beach - easy and relaxing.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
18.
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
19.
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
20.
5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
21.
Trying to shop for gifts on Black Friday is like running with the bulls in Spain.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
22.
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.
23.
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.
24.
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.
25.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty.
26.
"Plunk" is an example of what?
a)
metaphor
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
27.
"I sang like a bird" is an example of what?
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
28.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
29.
Your beauty was a web of frail delight
a)
Simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
30.
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
31.
The little road says, Go,
The little house says, Stay
The little house says, Stay
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
32.
I could grow very still like an old stone on a hill
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
33.
My heart is but a haughty snail!
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
34.
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
35.
How sweet the sobbing violin
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
36.
An endless quiet valley spreads out
Past the blue hills into the evening sky;
Past the blue hills into the evening sky;
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
37.
She sang of his love forever
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
38.
Jack's hair and beard are bright blond.
a)
literal language is used
b)
figurative language is used
39.
When he heard the scream, claws of fear tore at his scalp.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
40.
The giraffe nibbled at the leaves on the tree.
a)
literal language
b)
figurative language
41.
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
42.
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
43.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
44.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
45.
What type of figurative language is shown?
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
46.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
47.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
48.
What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
49.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
50.
What type of figurative language is shown?
I have told you a million times not to do that!
I have told you a million times not to do that!
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
51.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The waiter served us a delicious plate of jumbo shrimp.
The waiter served us a delicious plate of jumbo shrimp.
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
oxymoron
d)
hyperbole
52.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
53.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.
The thunder boomed in the storm.
a)
oxymoron
b)
personification
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
54.
What is personification?
a)
comparing two things using like or as
b)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
a word that resembles the sound it represents
55.
What is alliteration?
a)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
b)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
c)
repeating the same initial sound in several words
d)
a contradictory phrase
56.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
a word that resembles the sound it makes
b)
comparing two things using "like" or "as"
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
57.
What is an oxymoron?
a)
giving human traits to objects or ideas
b)
a phrase that means something else than what it says
c)
repeating the same initial sound in neighboring words
d)
words or phrases that are contradictory
58.
Match the definition with the term:
a short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory
a short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
oxymoron
d)
alliteration
59.
Match the definition with the term:
comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other
comparing two unlike things by saying one is the other
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
personification
d)
oxymoron
60.
Match the definition with the term:
a phrase that means something else than what it says
a phrase that means something else than what it says
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
oxymoron
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