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Figurative Language

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
2.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
3.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
4.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
5.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
6.
"I am as hungry as a bear!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
simile and personification
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
7.
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.
8.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
9.
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
10.
It happened once in a blue moon is an example of a(n)...
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole 
c)
Personification
d)
Alliteration 
11.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
12.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
13.
Simile or Metaphor?
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
14.
What does this mean?
When my great uncles drives, he is as slow as a turtle. 
a)
very slow
b)
moves pretty quickly
c)
still beats everyone
d)
he's super fast
15.
What type of figurative language is this?
The snow was a blanket covering the ground.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
16.
"The Flash is fast like lightning." This is an example of...
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
17.
Fall Fridays feel fantastic. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
18.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly
19.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore is an example of:
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
20.
What is an alliteration?
a)
A word that is a sound
b)
A comparison using like or as
c)
A comparison not using like or as
d)
The same beginning sound repeated
21.
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. 
22.

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

23.

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

24.

“It's a piece of cake.”

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

allusion

d)

simile

25.
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
26.
'That test was a breeze!' is an example of:
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
idiom
27.
Silly Sally swam so smoothly' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
idiom
28.
When the Wind is low, and the sea is soft, and the heat-lightning plays... is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Hyperbole
29.
'Your beauty was a web of delight.' is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
30.
'Your beauty was a web of delight.' is an example of:
a)
Simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
31.
Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Assonance
32.
"Andy always eats apples and asparagus" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Assonance
b)
Consonance
c)
Figurative Language
d)
Metaphor
33.
"The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Theme
b)
Metaphor
c)
Style
d)
Alliteration
34.
"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Structure
35.
"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Style
36.
"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 
a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Rhyme
d)
Imagery
37.
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile
c)
Personification 
d)
Onomatopoeia 
38.
Different figures of speech that goes beyond the literal meanings of the words to be more descriptive. 
a)
Figurative Language 
b)
Assonance 
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification 
39.
When the word makes the sound as it is spelled 
a)
Assonance
b)
Alliteration 
c)
Figurative Language 
d)
Onomatopoeia
40.
An extreme exaggeration often used for humor 
a)
Hyperbole 
b)
Idiom 
c)
Simile
d)
Alliteration 
41.
An object that is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes. 
a)
Alliteration 
b)
Personification 
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Onomatopoeia
42.
Using the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words 
a)
Assonance
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Idiom 
43.
Compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is the other 
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor 
c)
Personification 
d)
Figurative Language 
44.
"The stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky" is an example of 
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification 
45.
BANG! is an example of 
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Alliteration
c)
Assonance
46.
Life is a winding road is an example of 
a)
simile
b)
personificaiton
c)
metaphor 
47.
Bed Bath and Beyond is an example of 
a)
Allusion
b)
Alliteration
c)
Assonance
48.
If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll die! 
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile