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WorksheetsFigurative Language 1-15
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
This is an example of...
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
onomatopoeia
It's raining cats and dogs!
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
hyperbole
The words behind Batman and Robin are examples of...
onomatopoeia
onomatopeia
onomonopea
onomonopia
Education is the key to success.
simile
metaphor
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
personification
the process of giving human traits to ideas or inanimate objects
the process of being a human
the process of giving human traits
the process of personalizing
aliteration
repetition of a sound in the middle of two or more words
repetition of a sound at the end of two or more words
repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more words
symbol
something that sits for another thing that cannot be pictured
something that stands for another thing
something that stands for/suggests another thing that cannot be pictured
imagery (select all that apply)
language that causes people to imagine how something looks or tastes
language that causes people to imagine how something sounds
language that causes people to imagine how something feels or smells
a combination of words that have opposite or different meanings
oxymotion
oxymoron
oxymorin
oxymaron
when words create an atmosphere and evoke emotion
imagery
mood
smilie
alliteration
The following is/are examples of figurative language (select all that apply):
metaphor
oxymoron
personification
hyperbole
diction
an author's choice of words
an author's choice of punctuation
an author's choice of grammar
an author's choice of syntax
the main subject discussed or described in a piece of writing
topic
simile
symbol
theme
Suggesting or hinting that something will happen later
fourshadowing
fourshadow
forshadow
foreshadowing
synonym
a breakfast roll with icing
a word with the opposite meaning of another
a word with a similar meaning of another
a word that imitates sound associated with what is named
Which of the following are synonyms for 'cold'?
hot
frigid
toasty
icy
Foreshadowing occurs when...
the author hints that something will happen later
the author shows something that happened earlier
the author describes a dark scene
the author evokes an evil mood
What is the MAIN difference between the two sentences: I'm tired. (vs.) My eyes were glued together, refusing to open after lunch.
mood
diction
theme
symbol
The theme of "the Tortoise and the Hare" is...(select all that apply)
slow and steady wins the race
patience
determination
confidence is not cockiness
"There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago: and those at Wuthering Heights were never visible-still she asserted she caught their shining." [[What is the mood of the excerpt?]]
happy
scary
peaceful
sad
