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Figurative Language 1-15

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is an example of...

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

It's raining cats and dogs!

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

3.

The words behind Batman and Robin are examples of...

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

onomatopeia

c)

onomonopea

d)

onomonopia

4.

Education is the key to success.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

5.

personification

a)

the process of giving human traits to ideas or inanimate objects

b)

the process of being a human

c)

the process of giving human traits

d)

the process of personalizing

6.

aliteration

a)

repetition of a sound in the middle of two or more words

b)

repetition of a sound at the end of two or more words

c)

repetition of a sound at the beginning of two or more words

7.

symbol

a)

something that sits for another thing that cannot be pictured

b)

something that stands for another thing

c)

something that stands for/suggests another thing that cannot be pictured

8.

imagery (select all that apply)

a)

language that causes people to imagine how something looks or tastes

b)

language that causes people to imagine how something sounds

c)

language that causes people to imagine how something feels or smells

9.

a combination of words that have opposite or different meanings

a)

oxymotion

b)

oxymoron

c)

oxymorin

d)

oxymaron

10.

when words create an atmosphere and evoke emotion

a)

imagery

b)

mood

c)

smilie

d)

alliteration

11.

The following is/are examples of figurative language (select all that apply):

a)

metaphor

b)

oxymoron

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

12.

diction

a)

an author's choice of words

b)

an author's choice of punctuation

c)

an author's choice of grammar

d)

an author's choice of syntax

13.

the main subject discussed or described in a piece of writing

a)

topic

b)

simile

c)

symbol

d)

theme

14.

Suggesting or hinting that something will happen later

a)

fourshadowing

b)

fourshadow

c)

forshadow

d)

foreshadowing

15.

synonym

a)

a breakfast roll with icing

b)

a word with the opposite meaning of another

c)

a word with a similar meaning of another

d)

a word that imitates sound associated with what is named

16.

Which of the following are synonyms for 'cold'?

a)

hot

b)

frigid

c)

toasty

d)

icy

17.

Foreshadowing occurs when...

a)

the author hints that something will happen later

b)

the author shows something that happened earlier

c)

the author describes a dark scene

d)

the author evokes an evil mood

18.

What is the MAIN difference between the two sentences: I'm tired. (vs.) My eyes were glued together, refusing to open after lunch.

a)

mood

b)

diction

c)

theme

d)

symbol

19.

The theme of "the Tortoise and the Hare" is...(select all that apply)

a)

slow and steady wins the race

b)

patience

c)

determination

d)

confidence is not cockiness

20.

"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?]]

a)

happy

b)

scary

c)

peaceful

d)

sad