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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A funny exaggeration is called a/an _____________________.
a)
alliteration
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
2.
______________________ is when you give human-like qualities to something that is not human.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
3.
A comparison using like or as is a/an _________________________.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
d)
Alliteration
4.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called a. _________________.
a)
Idiom
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration
5.
A/an ________________ is an expression that is not meant to be taken literally.
a)
Idiom
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
6.
Words that resemble the sound they describe a _______________.
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
7.
1. A comparison of two nouns that don’t use like or as is a/an ________________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Oxymoron
8.
The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
idiom
d)
simile
9.
The fly buzzed past us.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
10.
The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
11.
Charming children chat in the corner.
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
idiom
12.
We had to wait forever!
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
simile
13.
My life is a dream of wonders
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
14.
It really burned me up when you yelled at me.
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
15.
He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
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