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WorksheetsFigurative Language Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Define Simile
A comparison of two dissimilar items using like, as, or than
A comparison of two dissimilar items without using like, as, or than
A sound word
Two opposite ideas coming together to create an effect
Define Hyperbole
Sound words
A play on words to produce a humorous effect
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison of two dissimilar items without using like, as, or than
Defne Personification
Sound word
Giving an inanimate object, animal, or abstract concept human qualities
A comparison of two dissimilar items without using like, as, or than
A play on words to produce a humorous effect
Define Metaphor
A play on words to produce a humorous effect
A comparison of two dissimilar items without using like, as, or than
An extreme exaggeration
A comparison of two dissimilar items using like, as, or than
Define Onomatopoeia
Giving an inanimate object, animal, or abstract concept human qualities
An extreme exaggeration
A play on words to produce a humorous effect
Sound words
Define Oxymoron
A comparison of two dissimilar items without using like, as, or than
An extreme exaggeration
Two opposite ideas coming together to create an effect
A play on words to produce a humorous effect
Define Pun
Sound word
A play on words to produce a humorous effect
A comparison of two dissimilar items using like, as, or than
Two opposite ideas coming together to create an effect
This image is an example of a(n)
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Pun
This image is an example of a(n)
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Personification
Pun
This image is an example of a(n)
Oxymoron
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
This image is an example of a(n)
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Oxymoron
This image is an example of a(n)
HINT: Two of the four options is correct...
Pun
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
This audio is an example of a(n)
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
Oxymoron
Personification
“Cathy is as cute as a kitten” is an example of a(n)
Simile
Pun
Oxymoron
Personification
News of Rachel and Jeff's relationship was an open secret.
What figurative language device is being used in the sentence above?
Oxymoron
Pun
Metaphor
Personification
Nor shall Death brag thou wander’st in his shade…
What figurative language device is used in the example above?
Personification
Metaphor
Pun
Oxymoron
The wedding was so emotional that even the cake was in tiers.
What figurative language device is used in the example above?
Personification
Metaphor
Pun
Oxymoron
The children were flowers grown in concrete gardens.
What figurative language device is used in the example above?
Personification
Metaphor
Pun
Oxymoron
In winter, when it rained, he climbed into bed and felt as snug as a bug in a rug.
What figurative language device is being used in the sentence above?
Oxymoron
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Jill could not shake the feeling that Jack made a deliberate mistake to ensure that their project took more time.
What figurative language device is being used in the sentence above?
Oxymoron
Simile
Pun
Personification
