WorksheetsFigurative Language Test
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
repetition of the same beginning consonant sound in words
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Verbal Irony
d)
Anaphora
2.
comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using the words “like” or “as”
a)
Metaphor
b)
Assonance
c)
Situational Irony
d)
Euphemism
3.
when a writer invokes the five senses
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
Idiom
4.
a word that imitates the sound it represents
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Allusion
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Onomatopoeia
5.
language that conveys a certain ideas by saying just the opposite
a)
Paradox
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Anaphora
d)
Alliteration
6.
repetition of the same vowel sounds in words
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Euphemism
d)
Assonance
7.
when a writer gives human qualities to animals or objects.
a)
Personification
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Idiom
d)
Imagery
8.
casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Allusion
d)
Onomatopoeia
9.
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines
a)
Simile
b)
Alliteration
c)
Verbal Irony
d)
Anaphora
10.
polite word or phrase used in place of one that may be too direct, unpleasant, or embarrassing
a)
Metaphor
b)
Assonance
c)
Situational Irony
d)
Euphemism
11.
an expression with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the words
a)
Personification
b)
Idiom
c)
Dramatic Irony
d)
Imagery
12.
two opposite terms used together.
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Allusion
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Onomatopoeia
13.
reveals something true which at first seems contradictory
a)
Paradox
b)
Verbal Irony
c)
Anaphora
d)
Alliteration
14.
technique in which an author gives clues about something that will happen later in the story
a)
Foreshadowing
b)
Dramatic Irony
c)
Euphemism
d)
Assonance
15.
the contrast or difference between what happens, and what is expected
a)
Personification
b)
Situational Irony
c)
Idiom
d)
Imagery
16.
an obvious exaggeration or overstatement
a)
Allusion
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Hyperbole
17.
Which is an example of a metaphor?
a)
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
b)
He was a statue, waiting to hear the news.
c)
a peaceful war
d)
She is vertically challenged.
18.
Which is an example of an oxymoron?
a)
When you win all the time, you lose.
b)
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
c)
She was a mother hen, trying to take care of everyone around her.
d)
During this time, ware alone together
19.
Which is an example of euphemism?
a)
It was a pretty ugly thing to say
b)
flights of fancy
c)
His job let him go yesterday.
d)
The students that LVJA are all brains!
20.
Which is an example of alliteration?
a)
Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
b)
Baby, you're a firework!
c)
Which is the bliss of solitude.
d)
He thought it would be funny to pass gas in the middle of class.
21.
Create your own example of a SIMILE.
4 lines
22.
Create your own example of a HYPERBOLE
4 lines
23.
Create your own example of PERSONIFICATION.
4 lines
24.
Create your own example of ALLITERATION.
4 lines
25.
Create your own example of ONOMATOPOEIA.
4 lines
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