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WorksheetsAnalyzing Figurative Language
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
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1.
What does the following simile really mean: I am as hungry as a bear!
a)
The speaker has been eating all day.
b)
The speaker doesn't have to eat any time soon.
c)
The speaker is incredibly hungry.
d)
The bear has eaten the speaker.
2.
Personification is used in this sentence to communicate what meaning: The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
a)
that the players are not in control
b)
that the ball has legs
c)
how uncoordinated the player is
d)
that the ball had a mind of its own and bounced out of the player's hands
3.
Why does the writer use the following simile: Love gives me wings!
a)
To show that love turns them into a bird
b)
To show that love makes them feel light
c)
To show that love is the same as Red Bull
d)
To show that love makes anything possible
4.
What imapct does the following hyperbole have on the reader? I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
The reader understands how tired the speaker is
b)
The reader understands how long the speaker is capable of sleeping
c)
The reader had a good idea that the speaker is lazy
d)
The reader understands how little sleep teenagers get
5.
What is meant by the following metaphor / personification combo? The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest.
a)
The snowballs were mutant and attacking the speaker
b)
The snowballs were painful as they hit the speaker's chest
c)
The snowballs were being launched from guns
d)
The speaker is in a snowball fight
6.
The writer uses personificaiton in the following line to convey what meaning? The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
To show that the test taker was running out of time
b)
To make the sentence more interesting
c)
To make the reader think the setting is make believe
d)
To express that the test is so stressful the person is hallucinating
7.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.
What message does this metaphor convey?
What message does this metaphor convey?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise.
c)
The baby never smiled.
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out.
8.
The fog crept across the lake - the writer used personification to convey what message?
a)
To convey that it was very foggy
b)
To convey that the fog was on the lake and add to the tone
c)
To convey that the fog moved eerily on the lake and add to the mood
d)
To convey the setting
9.
The dropped package skidded like an Olympic bobsled across the icy sidewalk.
Hoe does this simile impact the reader's understanding?
Hoe does this simile impact the reader's understanding?
a)
The reader understands that the setting is winter
b)
The reader understands how large the package was
c)
The reader understands how smoothly the package was sliding
d)
The reader understands that there is a new Olympic event
10.
What message does the following metaphor convey? Sally is the sun in my life.
a)
It conveys that Sally is yellow.
b)
It conveys that Sally is standing on the roof.
c)
It conveys that Sally is important to the speaker.
d)
It conveys that Sally is far way from the speaker.
11.
The writer use the following metaphor to convey what message? The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.
a)
It conveys that stars are expensive.
b)
To show the reader that the stars are not out tonight.
c)
To explain that the stars were bright and sparkling.
d)
To convey that the setting is in the country away from city lights.
12.
The simile: I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race shows the reader...
a)
...how scared the speaker was
b)
...that the speaker really enjoys horse racing
c)
...how quickly the speaker was moving
d)
...that the speaker was late for a meeting
13.
Juana's dark eyes swam like fish behind her tinted glasses. What is meant by this simile?
a)
Juana had something in her eye
b)
Juana's eyes moved smoothly back and forth
c)
Juana had a hard time seeing in her glasses
d)
Juana is really a cat waiting to eat the fish
14.
What impact does the following alliteration have on the reader? ...the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curatin.
a)
Helps the reader understand that the mood is creepy
b)
Helps the reader hear the movement of the curtains
c)
Helps the reader see how the curtain was moving
15.
What is the purpose of the alliteration in the following line: What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt, and ominous bird of yore meant in croaking "Nevermore."
a)
To make it a tongue twister for the reader
b)
Many of the words begin with / contain a "g" sound at the start
c)
To draw the reader's attention to all the adjectives that describe the bird
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