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WorksheetsIdentifying Types of Figurative Language QUIZ
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a simile?
Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
Words that sound like their meaning
A comparison between two things not using like or as
Alliteration is...
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
a comparison using like or as
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Words that sound like their meaning
An exaggerated statement is a...
Alliteration
Onomatopeia
Simile
Hyperbole
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use like, as, or than
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A comparison that does use like, as, or than
words that sound like their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like what they mean
an exaggerated statement
a comparison using like, as, or than
an expression not meant to be taken literally (ex. On cloud 9, raining cats and dogs)
Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
Two words that have opposite or very different meanings
Couplet
Imagery
Oxymorons
Limerick
What is irony?
the contrast between expectation and reality
an old, funny saying
the repetition of the same sound at the beginning of two or more words
a comparison of two or more things using like or as
What is a proverb?
An adages best friend
A short sentence from ancient origin that gives advice
An old familiar saying that expresses wisdom
None of the above
