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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
A word that imitates a sound
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison between two unlike things
What is a simile?
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
A word that imitates a sound
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison between two unlike things
What is personification?
Giving human characteristics to a object, idea, or animal
A word that imitates a sound
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison between two unlike things
What is onomatopoeia?
Giving human characteristics to a object, idea, or animal
A word that imitates a sound
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison between two unlike things
What is a hyperbole?
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"
A word that imitates a sound
An extreme exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to a object, idea, or animal
All of the following are types of irony EXCEPT for which one?
Verbal Irony
Oppositional Irony
Situational Irony
Dramatic Irony
Saying "My dog passed away," instead of "My dog died," is an example of which type of figurative language?
Simile
Alliteration
Euphemism
Oxymoron
Which of the following is an example of Alliteration?
"He gives his harness bells a shake"
"She sells seashells by the seashore"
"He turned over a new leaf"
"My wife's smile rivals the Mona Lisa"
The idiom "It's raining cats and dogs" means...
It was very easy
Feeling sick
It is raining hard
Everything takes time
"Don't be a Grinch and help me decorate this Christmas tree" is an example of...
Irony
Personification
Pun
Allusion
What is a Euphemism?
A reference to a person, place, or thing that has historical, cultural, or literary significance
A polite expression to say something that is harsh or unpleasant
Something that occurs that is the opposite from what is expected
A seemingly contradictory statement that actually reveals a truth.
"Gloves are extremely handy" is an example of...
Pun
Onyxmoron
Alliteration
Metaphor
"It was lovely to wake up to the TWEET of the birds outside my bedroom window." This is an example of...
Simile
Hyperbole
Paradox
Onomatopoeia
"She swims like a fish" is an example of...
Paradox
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
"The snow is a white blanket over the ground" is an example of...
Alliteration
Personification
Synecdoche
Metaphor
"I've seen this movie a thousand times" is an example of...
Hyperbole
Allusion
Irony
Pun
In the sentence, "These days people use plastic to pay for everything," which is the correct meaning of the synecdoche.
People are buying lots of goods made of plastic
People are using plastic coins to buy goods
People use credit cards to buy goods
None of the above
"My desk is organized chaos" is an example of...
Simile
Allusion
Hyperbole
Oxymoron
"John posted a video on YouTube about how much he hates YouTube" is an example of
Irony
Paradox
Idiom
Personification
"The waves dance and play with the shore" is an example of...
Hyperbole
Simile
Personification
Euphemism
