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HUGE Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
2.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
3.
Simile or Metaphor:
My life is a dream.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
4.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days. 
What does the metaphor mean above?
a)
The baby girl's smile made other people happy.
b)
When the baby girl smiled the sun would rise. 
c)
The baby never smiled. 
d)
The baby girl's smile made the moon come out. 
5.
Look at the sentence. What type of figurative language is being used?
Kae was so bored he was pulling his hair out!
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
6.
Which of these is a hyperbole?
a)
The boy was taller then me.
b)
He had a bite-sized candy bar.
c)
They lived in a small house.
d)
The boy was taller than Earth.
7.
Choose the answer that is not a hyperbole.
a)
My house is as big as North America.
b)
My brother is smaller than a seed.
c)
I ate a truck-full of food.
d)
I'm taller then you.
8.

How would allusion be defined?

a)

a reference to a famous person, place, or event

b)

words that involve one of the five senses

c)

two lines working as a unit

d)

a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds

9.

Which of the following is true about allusions?

a)

allusions are written in quotation marks

b)

allusions are always started as a comparison, as in 'He was as strong as Hercules.'

c)

allusions are indicated references that may sometimes be obvious and sometimes obscure

d)

all of the above

10.

What type of allusion is this?

a)

Mythological

b)

Biblical

c)

Literary

d)

Historical

11.
This type of figurative language compares two unlike things using like or as.
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
simile
d)
stanza
12.
I balked when I saw the tall cop in the hall; I knew he was looking for you.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
What did you do this time?!
13.
Chilly chicken children shivered with goosebumps
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
Do chickens get goosebumps or chickenbumps?
14.

Most monsters don’t mind making messes.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

15.

My dad knows everything about cars.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

19.

The ice sculptor’s hands fluttered like hummingbird wings.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

17.

The candle flame danced in the dark.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

20.

Each blade of grass was a tiny bayonet pointed firmly at our bare feet

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

19.

The ice sculptor’s hands fluttered like hummingbird wings.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

20.

Each blade of grass was a tiny bayonet pointed firmly at our bare feet

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

e)

Personification

21.
"I'd catch a grenade for ya."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
22.
What is imagery?
a)
An exaggeration
b)
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
c)
The same beginning sound repeated
d)
Words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses
23.
"Hello from the other side
I must have called a thousand times."
Is an example of...
a)
hyperbole
b)
symbols
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
24.
"Just like a moth drawn to a flame
Oh, you lured me in, I couldn't sense the pain."
Is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
alliteration
d)
imagery
25.
"My heart's a stereo"
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
26.
"My life has been a ship sailing sea to sea."
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
27.
"You, with your voice like nails"
a)
Metaphor
b)
Alliteration
c)
Simile
d)
Onomatopoeia
28.

Why do people use figurative language?

a)

To be grammatically correct.

b)

To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize and idea and make a point.

c)

To structure their writing into paragraphs.

d)

Because it sounds nice in songs.

29.

What are IDIOMS?

a)

Words or phrases that contradict each other.

b)

A phrase that means something else than what it says.

c)

Giving human traits to objects or ideas.

d)

Comparing two things by saying one is the other.

30.

What figurative language is shown?

I have told you a million times not to do that!

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

31.

What figurative language is shown?

"AHHH! That was the scariest roller coaster in the whole wide world!

a)

personification/hyperbole

b)

metaphor/simile

c)

onomatopoeia/hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia/metaphor

32.

What is the meaning of this metaphor?

Chocolate is heaven in a wrapper.

a)

Chocolate comes from heaven.

b)

Chocolate tastes good.

c)

You must remove the wrapper before eating chocolate.

d)

Eating chocolate is a wonderful experience.

33.

"The city was a jungle." is an example of what type of figurative language?

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

34.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
oxymoron
35.
What type of figurative language is shown?
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
oxymoron
36.
What does it really mean? "She spilled the beans."
a)
She dropped her food. 
b)
She talked too much and told the secret.
c)
She was angry. 
37.
What does it really mean? "A penny saved is a penny earned."
a)
By not spending money, you are saving little by little. 
b)
Fairies will give you a penny for every one you save. 
c)
Pennies are worth $0.02
38.
"Under the weather" meaning: someone is sick.
a)
idiom
b)
euphemism
c)
personification
d)
simile
39.
a)
simile
b)
idiom
c)
euphemism
d)
alliteration
40.
"When pigs fly" is a term people use when they say something will never happen.
a)
alliteration
b)
euphemism
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
41.
George is a walking dictionary. He knows everything!
a)
euphemism
b)
personification
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
42.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
43.
The idiom, "Its raining cats and dogs" means..
a)
Its actually raining cats and dogs outside
b)
It is raining 
c)
Its raining really hard outside
d)
The weather is perfect
44.
Determine if the sentence contains a simile or metaphor.
Her hands were as cold as ice after the hayride.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
46.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
The flower seemed to be tilting her head towards the people passing by.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
46.
Determine if the sentence contains personification or hyperbole.
The flower seemed to be tilting her head towards the people passing by.
a)
personification
b)
hyperbole 
47.
Which of these lines from Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” contains alliteration?
a)
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary
b)
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door
c)
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”
48.

Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ________, __________ and __________. (use alliteration)

a)

egg, chips and cola

b)

coffee, cakes and tea

c)

coffee, cakes and cola

d)

fish, chips and coffee

49.
A tall tree could fall hard, even with no ear near.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
parable
50.
I cried, why? Why my life?
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
assonance
c)
consonance
d)
imagery
51.

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks.

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

52.

Try to light the fire.

a)

Assonance

b)

Alliteration

53.
"You start to freeze as horror
looks you right between the eyes"
"Thriller"
by Michael Jackson
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
54.
"You would not believe your eyes
If ten million fireflies
Lit up the world as
I fell asleep"
"Fireflies"
by Owl City
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Onomatopoeia
55.
"Cause you know I'd walk
A thousand miles
If I could just see you 
Tonight"
"A Thousand Miles"
by Vanessa Carlton
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
56.
" You make me smile like the sun
Fall out of bed, sing like a bird
Dizzy in my head, spin like a record
Crazy on a Sunday night"
"Simile"
by Uncle Kracker
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
57.
"You could be a sweet dream
or a beautiful nightmare
Either way I don't want to 
wake up from you"
"Sweet Dreams"
by Beyonce
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
58.
"When I met you girl,
My heart went
Knock! Knock!
"One Time"
by Justin Bieber
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Alliteration
59.
"I've been awake
for a while now
You got me feelin'
like a child now"
"Bubbly"
by Colbie Caillat
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
60.
"Our hearts are hungry
for a food that won't come"
"Live Like We're Dying"
by Kris Allen
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
61.
"She's a Saturn with a sunroof
With her brown hair a-blowing
She's a soft place to land
And a good feeling knowing
She's a warm conversation
That I wouldn't miss for nothing
She's a fighter when she's mad
And she's a lover when she's loving"
"She's Everything"
by Brad Paisley
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
62.
"Little darling,
It's been a long cold lonely winter"
"Here Comes the Sun"
by The Beatles
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
63.
"I just saw Halley's Comet,
she waved
Said why are you always
running in place?"
"Second Chance"
by Shinedown
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
64.
"I need you like a 
heart needs a beat"
"Apologize"
by One Republic ft. Timbaland
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
65.
"But you put on quite a show
Really had me goin'
But now it's time to go
Curtain's finally closin'
That was quite a show
Very entertainin'
But it's over now
Go on and take a bow"
"Take a Bow"
by Rihanna
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
66.

"Loving him was like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street"

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

67.

"I think to myself, what a wonderful world"

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

alliteration

68.

"Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme..."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoiea

69.

"My heart's a stereo; it beats for you"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

70.

"You change your mind like a girl changes clothes"

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

71.

"I just wanted to take this in, the moonlight dancin' off your skin"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

72.

What type of figurative language is being used?


" 'Cause baby you're a firework

Come on, show 'em what you're worth"


(Katy Perry)

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

73.

What type of figurative language is being used?


“Zero to sixty I take off,

Can’t see me looking like Ray Charles”


(PNB Rock)

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Personification

74.

What type of figurative language is being used?


"Whisper words of wisdom,

Let it be"


(The Beatles)

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

75.

What type of figurative language is being used?


"You will pay, you will pay

Karma's gonna come collect your debt"


(Set It Off)

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Onomatopoeia

76.

What type of figurative language is being used?


"When opportunity knocks you better let him in

And sit him on down

And try to be his friend"


(Coolio)

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

77.
"You are the thunder, 
and I am the lightning."
~
Selenda Gomez, "Naturally" 
a)
This simile in these lines shows how much noise these two people make. 
b)
The metaphor in these lines illustrates how compatible two people are with one another and shows how powerful they are together. 
c)
The personification in these lines conveys how destructive the pair are when they're together. 
d)
The onomatopoeia in these lines help the listener understand how loud a storm is.
78.
"They wanna say it's a war outside, bomb in the street
Gun in the hood, mob of police"
~
Kendrick Lamar, "I"
a)
Their is no figurative language in these lines.
b)
The simile in these lines compares the street to an explosive device.
c)
The personification in these lines suggests that a gun is living in a neighborhood.
d)
The hyperbole in these lines conveys the sense of chaos, urgency, and level of danger in the singer's neighborhood.
79.
"She's like a song played again and again"
~
Sean Kingston, "Replay"
a)
The simile in this line is used to show that the singer is interested enough in a particular girl to repeat his experiences with her over and over.
b)
The metaphor in this line is used to show how repetitive the girl is. 
c)
The allusion in this line refers to how difficult it is to remember lyrics.
d)
The irony in this line is that the singer knows his interest in the girl, but the girl does not.
80.
"...little did I know
That you were Romeo.
You were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet'"
~
Taylor Swift, "Love Story"
a)
These lines use only metaphor to convey that the young people are madly in love with one another, even though it was forbidden. 
b)
These lines use both metaphor and allusion to convey tthat the young people are madly in love with one another, even though it was forbidden. 
c)
These lines use only allusion to convey that the young people are madly in love with one another, even though it was forbidden. 
d)
These lines use dialogue to convey that the young people are madly in love with one another, even though it was forbidden.  

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