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4th Grade- Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
2.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
simile and personification
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
3.
"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
4.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
5.
Simile or Metaphor?
My brother was boiling mad.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
6.
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
7.
The snow was as white as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fluffy
8.
The cupcake was as dry as the Sahara Desert.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
sunshine
9.
The cupcake yelled, "Don't eat meeeeeee!" as Mr. Carpenter sunk in his teeth.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
icing
10.
What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?
a)
stanza
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
optical illusion
d)
imagery
11.
What are words or phrases repeated throughout the poem?
a)
rhyme scheme
b)
rhythm
c)
repetition
d)
rhyme
12.
What are words that imitate sounds?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
synonyms
13.
What is poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?
a)
lyrical
b)
free verse
c)
alliteration
d)
cinquain
14.
What is a comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"?
a)
personification
b)
verse
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
15.
What is the repetition (more than twice) of beginning consonant sounds in a poem?
a)
rhyme 
b)
repetition
c)
alliteration
d)
homophones
16.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"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. 
17.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands. 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
18.
The sad student sat silently in the room. 
a)
alliteration
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
idiom
d)
personification
19.
A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
20.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole