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Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Comparing two things using the words "like" or "as"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoiea

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

2.

Repetition of the same letter many times in a sentence

a)

Understatement

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

3.

Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

4.

Giving human like qualities to something that is not human

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Understatement

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

5.

Extreme exaggeration to add humor or drama

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Personification

c)

Understatement

d)

Hyperbole

6.

Words that imitate sounds

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Allitteration

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

Downplaying a serious situation using sarcasm

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

8.

The delicate daisy dipped and danced in the dark.

a)

Onomatopoiea

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Simile

9.

The rain fell from the sky like tears from heaven.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphore

d)

Alliteration

10.

The room was a pressure cooker of angry, shouting citizens.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Simile

11.

Tom heard the last piece of cake calling his name.

a)

Understatement

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

12.

I have a million things to do this weekend.

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

13.

The snake slithered and hissed through the tall grass.

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Understatement

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

14.

Ben's stomach is a bottomless pit.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

15.

I just lost $1000.00 in a poker game, but that is just pocket change.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Onomatopoiea

d)

Understatement

16.

My room is as clean as a whistle.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Understatement

17.

The fire ran wild across the dry landscape.

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Understatement

18.

I slept for an eternity.

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

19.

The bullet whizzed right by my ear.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Onomatopoeia

20.

The west wind was whipping through the willow trees.

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoiea

d)

Understatement