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Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is an example of a simile?

a)

His room was a hurricane of a mess.

b)

His room looked as if a hurricane came through.

c)

A hurricane! AHHH!

d)

The hurricane screamed through the town.

2.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison of 2 unlike things using "like" or "as"

b)

A comparison 2 unlike things w/out using "like" or "as"

c)

A figure of speech in which the word imitates its meaning.

d)

An extreme exaggeration

3.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
4.

What is the definition of hyperbole?

a)

When a group of of words all start with the same sound.

b)

When words sound like what they mean.

c)

An extreme exaggeration

d)

A comparison of 2 unlike things

5.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

You are as a beautiful as a flower.

b)

The trees danced in the wind.

c)

I waited in line for 10 years!

d)

He is an encyclopedia of knowledge.

6.

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

7.

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.

a)

personification

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

8.
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. 
9.

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

10.

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

11.

What is a simile?

a)

comparing 2 unlike things w/out using like or as

b)

comparing 2 unlike things in a text

c)

comparing 2 unlike things using like or as

d)

none of the above

12.

What is a metaphor?

a)

comparing 2 unlike things in a text

b)

comparing 2 unlike things using like or as

c)

an exaggeration

d)

comparing 2 unlike things w/out using like or as

13.

"The water well is as dry as a bone" is an example of a(n)...

a)

Alliteration

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

14.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
a comparison using like or as
c)
repeating the beginning consonant sounds
d)
none of the above
15.
What is an example of an alliteration?
a)
The vase flew off of the shelf. 
b)
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
c)
The plant liked to fly.
d)
I like to eat pie.
16.

"The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM in the air."

is an example of

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

All of the above

17.

Onomatopoeia is...

a)

An exaggerated statement

b)

A type of bug

c)

A comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

d)

The use of a word associated with a sound.

18.

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.

19.
"The stars will cry." 
The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
20.
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.
21.

Simile or Metaphor:

The city is a sea of sadness.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

22.
What is being personified? 
The moon guided me through the forest.
a)
moon
b)
forest
c)
me
23.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
24.
BAM!  The door shut behind me. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom