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Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A simile.....
a)
tells what a person likes
b)
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
c)
compares two similar things 
d)
tells what a person is doing
2.
A______ is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".
a)
simile
b)
figurative speech
c)
metaphor
3.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
4.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
Compares two things using like or as
5.
What is alliteration?
a)
The end of sounds is the same.
b)
The beginning of the first word of a sentence is the same.
c)
The beginning of at least 2 words in a row sounds the same
d)
It is an exaggeration.
6.

A word that imitates a sound, for example, buzz and pop or whisper and echo.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

hyperbole

7.
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."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
8.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 
9.

I stood there for a moment, listening to the whip and snap of the curtains. The figurative language used here is an example of -

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

The 4th of July

d)

All of the above

10.
He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Dessert
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
11.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"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.
12.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
13.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
14.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
15.
The crazy car is colorful.
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
repetition
16.
What does the following line of figurative language explain?
Memories like ancient photographs flashed through the girl's mind.
a)
The girl remembered something from long ago.
b)
The girl's photos were amazing.
c)
The girl was lost.
17.

Hyperboles are phrases that

a)

compare two unlike things

b)

exaggerate

c)

give person-like qualities to animals and things

d)

have a different meaning than the words.

18.

I could sleep for an hour.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a hyperbole

19.

I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Not a Hyperbole

20.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
21.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
He was a rock and would not budge on the issue.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
22.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
The house was lonely and desolate while the family was away.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
23.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
Julia felt like she had been walking for days.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
24.

What is alliteration?

a)

the repetition of vowel sounds inside of nearby words

b)

the repetition of consonant sounds inside of nearby words

c)

the repetition of the beginning sounds of nearby words

d)

the feeling a reader gets from a text

25.

Which detail from the following excerpt of the poem "Casey at the Bat" contains alliteration?

Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell

It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;

It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,

For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.

a)

"Then from five thousand throats"

b)

"It rattled in the dell;"

c)

"It pounded on the mountain"

d)

"was advancing to the bat."

26.

Which detail from the following excerpt of the poem "Little Birds" contains alliteration?

Little Birds are feeding

Justices with jam,

Rich in frizzled ham:

Rich, I say, in oysters

Haunting shady cloisters -

That is what I am.

a)

"Little birds are feeding"

b)

"Justices with jam"

c)

"Rich in frizzled ham"

d)

"That is what I am"

27.

How could the following sentence be rewritten to contain alliteration?


I accidentally left my phone at home.

a)

I accidentally left my phone in the basement.

b)

I fled, forgetting my phone was in the family room.

c)

I neglected to get my phone when I left the apartment.

d)

I've left my phone on the sofa many times before.

28.

What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence?

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

29.
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. 
30.

What type of figurative language is the following sentence?

The water well is as dry as a bone.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

31.

The wind whispered through the dark and gloomy forest. What is being personified?

a)

The forest

b)

The wind

c)

A person whispering

d)

An animal

32.

As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. What is being personified?

a)

The desert

b)

The people walking

c)

The sun

d)

A river

33.
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
34.
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 
35.
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
36.
Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeic word.
Saya was doing the dishes and the clanging pots awoke the baby.
a)
pots
b)
clanging
c)
dishes
d)
awoke
37.
"Now that I am without you, all is desolate; All that was once so beautiful is dead" is an example of?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
38.
"When the Wind is low, and the sea is soft, and the heat-lightning plays," is an example of?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
39.

Why do people use figurative language?

a)

To be grammatically correct.

b)

Because Beyonce uses it in her songs.

c)

To structure their writing into paragraphs.

d)

To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea and make a point.

40.

Which of these is not an example of a hyperbole?

a)

Her brain is the size of a pea.

b)

The sun is 93,000,000 miles from earth.

c)

You could have knocked me over with a feather.

d)

I have a million things to do today.

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