WorksheetsFigurative Language Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This is an example of a simile
My father is a bear in the morning.
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
3.
"The raindrops danced on the tabletop." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
idiom
4.
The baby girl’s smile was the sun on dark days.
What does this metaphor mean?
What does this metaphor mean?
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.
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
a)
She is as pretty as a flower.
b)
She is the prettiest woman in the entire universe.
c)
She is a beautiful flower.
d)
She is very pretty.
6.
Polly Peters positively played Ping-Pong.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Simile
7.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
8.
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
9.
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.
10.
Which phrase is an Idiom?
a)
A dime a dozen.
b)
Cats are cool
c)
Money is the best
d)
He's different
11.
"The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Theme
b)
Metaphor
c)
Style
d)
Alliteration
12.
"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________.
a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Rhyme
d)
Imagery
13.
“It's a piece of cake.”
a)
hyperbole
b)
idiom
c)
allusion
d)
simile
14.
“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People
a)
hyperbole
b)
allusion
c)
personification
d)
idiom
15.
“Hulga the whole while hollering like a half-slaughtered hog.” - Truman Capote, "Mojave"
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
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