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figurative laungauge

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what compares two things without using like or as

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

first person

d)

oxymoron

2.

what compares two things by using like or as

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

smile

3.

which of these are an example of alliteration?

a)

Jake was a cool kid

b)

Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers

c)

Marry had a little lamb

d)

I take photos

4.

which is an example of onomatopoeia

a)

hello

b)

pow

c)

hi

d)

jump

5.

what is an example of an idiom

a)

grab my phone

b)

go to the restroom

c)

hit the lights

d)

turn on the lights

6.

What is an example of an hyperbole

a)

my book bag is heavy

b)

i have a phone

c)

I am really smart

d)

I have 1 million dogs

7.

what is imagery

a)

language that appeals to the five senses

b)

a picture

c)

photos on your phone

d)

news paper

8.

icy hot is an example of what

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

oxymoron

9.

He stuck a streak of bad luck is an example of what?

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

consonance

d)

alliteration

10.

bang is an example of what

a)

the drink

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

collage

d)

alliteration

11.

He is as smelly as a dog is an example of what

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

dog

d)

that he stinks

12.

try to light the fire

a)

hyperbole

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

assonance

13.

The internet is a superhighway of information

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

14.

She sells seashells by the seashore

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

oxymoron

15.

The large rock refused to budge

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

idiom

16.

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

oxymoron

17.

what is a oxymoron

a)

A figure of speech in which contradictory (opposite) terms appear side by side

b)

he repetition of consonants at the beginning of words in a phrase

c)

Language that appeals to the 5 senses (see, hear, taste, smell, feel)

d)

giving human qualities to something nonhuman

18.

what is alliteration

a)

A figure of speech in which contradictory (opposite) terms appear side by side

b)

the repetition of consonants at the beginning of words in a phrase

c)

Language that appeals to the 5 senses (see, hear, taste, smell, feel)

d)

is giving human qualities to something nonhuman.

19.

what is a hyperbole

a)

uses exaggeration for effect.

b)

giving human qualities to something nonhuman.

c)

an expression that cannot be understood by the individual meanings of the words.

d)

the repetition of internal vowel sounds within a short passage.

20.

what is a consonance

a)

the repetition of consonants at the beginning of words in a phrase

b)

A figure of speech in which contradictory (opposite) terms appear side by side

c)

Language that appeals to the 5 senses (see, hear, taste, smell, feel)

d)

the repetition of consonant sounds in middle or end of words or phrases