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WorksheetsFigurative Language Review
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins
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1.
"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
2.
A comparison using like or as is which type of figurative language?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Assonance
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Simile
3.
A word whose sounds suggests its meaning is which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
4.
"He thought he was going to die from embarrassment" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Assonance
c)
Idiom
d)
Simile
5.
"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Allusion
6.
A reference to a well-known work of literature, art, music, etc. is what type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Assonance
7.
When two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds. (kind of like rhyming) is what kind of figurative language?
a)
Assonance
b)
Alliteration
c)
Personification
d)
Idiom
8.
The use of vivid description to create a picture in the reader’s mind is what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
9.
"The golden yellow sunlight filtered down through the pale new leaves on the oak trees, coming to rest on Jessica's brown toes that were splayed in the red Georgia mud" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Idiom
b)
Imagery
c)
Assonance
d)
Metaphor
10.
A group of words used in a phrase or expression which means something different than what the words actually say is what kind of figurative language?
a)
Idiom
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
11.
"She’s really in a pickle" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Imagery
b)
Idiom
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
12.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is which type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Assonance
d)
Alliteration
13.
"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
14.
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words is which type of figurative language?
a)
Assonance
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
15.
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true is which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
16.
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as is which type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Idiom
17.
Common animal sounds such as moo, meow, and ribbit are examples of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
18.
"Johnny is a real Romeo when it comes to the ladies" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Allusion
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personifiction
19.
"Men sell the wedding bells" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Assonance
20.
"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Allusion
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
21.
"Try the grey stuff, it's delicious
Don't believe me, ask the dishes.
They can sing, they can dance"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Imagery
22.
"He faced the galloping hordes
A hundred bad guys with swords"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
23.
"I've got gadgets and gizmos aplenty"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Onomatopoeia
24.
"She's like a spider waiting for the kill
Look out for Cruella De Vil"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
25.
"I'm just a little black rain cloud. Hovering under a honey tree."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Imagery
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
26.
"Splish, Splash"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Imagery
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Personification
27.
"I look once more just around the river bend
Beyond the shore where the gulls fly free"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Imagery
28.
"I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Alliteration
29.
"The snow glows white on the mountain tonight. Not a footprint to be seen. A kingdom of isolation and it looks like I'm the queen."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Metaphor
30.
"When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs
Every morning to help me get large"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
31.
"The newt play the flute
The carp play the harp
The plaice play the bass
And they soundin' sharp"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Personification
32.
"You find the fun and SNAP,
the job's a game."
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
33.
"Trials and tribulations have had my share
There ain't nothing gonna stop me now cause I'm almost there"
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
34.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
imagery
35.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
imagery
36.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The rooster smiled and winked at me.
The rooster smiled and winked at me.
a)
simile
b)
imagery
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
37.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
38.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
39.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery is a tree.
Avery is a tree.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
40.
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
a)
He was born to a rich family
b)
He was born hungry
c)
He was born with teeth
d)
He was born to a silver smith
41.
Treasure Island (an excerpt)
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
a)
He is in need of first aid.
b)
He is likely carrying treasure in his sea-chest.
c)
He has grown frail and tired with old age.
d)
He has had a rough and adventurous life.
42.
"The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the samee moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of hearing.
Neither spoke, but lay silently listening to the ticking of the clock. A stair creaked, and a squeaky mouse scurried noisily through the wall. The darkness was oppressive, and after lying for some time gathering up courage, he took the box of matches, and striking one, went downstairs for a candle.
At the foot of the stairs the match went out, and he paused to strike another; and at the samee moment a knock so quiet and stealthy as to be scarcely audible, sounded on the front door.
The matches fell from his hand. He stood motionless, his breath suspended.......
Choose the phrase from the passage that appeals to your sense of hearing.
a)
"he took the box of matches"
b)
"went downstairs for a candle"
c)
"squeaky mouse scurried noisily"
d)
The matches fell from his hand.
43.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Our feet squished in the mud.
Our feet squished in the mud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
allusion
44.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
idiom
45.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
46.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
47.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
48.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
49.
A simile.....
a)
tells what a person likes
b)
compares two unlike things using the words like or as
c)
compares two similar things
d)
tells what a person is doing
50.
A______ is a comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as".
a)
simile
b)
figurative speech
c)
metaphor
51.
What is personification?
a)
The same beginning sound repeated
b)
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
c)
A word that is a sound
d)
An exaggeration
52.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An extreme exaggeration
b)
A little exaggeration
c)
Similar sounds
d)
Compares two things using like or as
53.
What is alliteration?
a)
The end of sounds is the same.
b)
The beginning of the first word of a sentence is the same.
c)
The beginning of at least 2 words in a row sounds the same
d)
It is an exaggeration.
54.
A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
hyperbole
55.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry.
d)
She spits when she talks.
56.
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.
57.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
58.
He was as cool as a cucumber is an example of a(n)
a)
Simile
b)
Dessert
c)
Metaphor
d)
None of the above
59.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
60.
"The stars will cry." The kind of figurative language used here is _______
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia
61.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
62.
Simile or Metaphor:
The city is a sea of sadness.
The city is a sea of sadness.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
63.
The crazy car is colorful.
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
repetition
64.
What does the following line of figurative language explain?
Memories like ancient photographs flashed through the girl's mind.
Memories like ancient photographs flashed through the girl's mind.
a)
The girl remembered something from long ago.
b)
The girl's photos were amazing.
c)
The girl was lost.
65.
Visual features such as capital letters, line length, and word position that can influence a poem's meaning are
a)
shapes
b)
words
c)
graphical elements
d)
tools
66.
What is poetry that does not follow specific rules, styles, or formats, such as rhyming or patterns?
a)
lyrical
b)
free verse
c)
alliteration
d)
cinquain
67.
What is a stanza?
a)
A line
b)
A grouping of lines
c)
A poem
d)
A title
68.
Which is an example of "alliteration?"
a)
Sam slowly slips on the slide.
b)
I went to the store.
c)
The Cat in the Hat
d)
Who is the king of the classroom?
69.
This is a...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
poem
70.
This is a ...
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
rhyme
d)
homophone
71.
The recurring use of a sound, a word, a phrase, or a line.
a)
repetition
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
simile
72.
Poetry that tells a story.
a)
rhyme
b)
meter
c)
limerick
d)
narrative
73.
Words that sound alike at the end.
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
rhyme
d)
onomatopoeia
74.
Descriptive or figurative language in writing where the author uses words that appeal to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
a)
rhyme
b)
poem
c)
simile
d)
imagery
75.
A figure of speech in which an exaggerated statement is made.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Enjambment
c)
Assonance
d)
Free Verse
76.
An object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
a)
Symbol
b)
Theme
c)
Allusion
d)
Enjambment
77.
A group of lines in a poem; like a paragraph or verse
a)
Lines
b)
Chorus
c)
Stanza
d)
Refrain
78.
Dictionary definition of the word
a)
Connotation
b)
Dictionary
c)
Denotation
d)
Feelings, thoughts
79.
Words within the lines that rhyme
a)
Internal Rhyme
b)
Exact Rhyme
c)
Near Rhyme
d)
End Rhyme
80.
The pattern of end rhyme
a)
Rhythm
b)
Rhyme
c)
Rhyme Scheme
d)
Slant Rhyme
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