WorksheetsFigurative Language Review
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which is an example of a simile?
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
A hurricane! AHHH!
The hurricane screamed through the town.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"
A comparison 2 unlike things w/out using "like" or "as"
A figure of speech in which the word imitates its meaning.
An extreme exaggeration
What is the definition of hyperbole?
When a group of of words all start with the same sound.
When words sound like what they mean.
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison of 2 unlike things
Which of the following is an example of personification?
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
The trees danced in the wind.
I waited in line for 10 years!
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.
"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?
simile
alliteration
metaphor
onomatopoeia
What is this is an example of: The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
personification
metaphor
simile
hyperbole
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
What is personification?
the same beginning sound repeated
giving human characteristics to non-human things
a word that is a sound
an exaggeration
Why do people use figurative language?
to make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point
to be grammatically correct
to structure their writing into paragraphs
because Beyonce uses it in her songs
What is a simile?
comparing 2 unlike things w/out using like or as
comparing 2 unlike things in a text
comparing 2 unlike things using like or as
none of the above
What is a metaphor?
comparing 2 unlike things in a text
comparing 2 unlike things using like or as
an exaggeration
comparing 2 unlike things w/out using like or as
"The water well is as dry as a bone" is an example of a(n)...
Alliteration
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
"The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM in the air."
is an example of
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
All of the above
Onomatopoeia is...
An exaggerated statement
A type of bug
A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as
The use of a word associated with a sound.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
Photography is one of my hobbies.
I own an expensive camera.
Photos of me are always really good.
I like to visit art museums.
The kind of figurative language used here is _______
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration
The moon guided me through the forest.
