WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Which is NOT a type of irony?
situational
momentous
dramatic
verbal
What is verbal irony?
When what is said is different than what is meant
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
When the audience knows something a character doesn't know.
What is situational irony?
When what is said is the opposite of what is meant
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
What is dramatic irony?
When what is said is different than what is meant
When what happens is the opposite of what is expected
When the audience knows something the character doesn't
Looking at her son's messy room, Mom says, "Wow, you could win an award for cleanliness!"
verbal
situational
dramatic
not ironic
In Toy Story, human characters are not aware that the toys speak and move, but the audience is aware.
verbal irony
dramatic irony
situational irony
not ironic
Melanie and her family decided to travel from Pennsylvania to Florida in January in order to avoid the cold weather. However, as soon as they arrived, they were welcomed by below-freezing temperatures. What type of irony is represented in this situation?
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
none of the above
A person tweets about how twitter is a waste of time and energy.
verbal
situational
dramatic
What is an idiom?
A comparison not using like or as
An exaggeration
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally
The same beginning sounds repeated
He was born with a silver spoon in his mouth means...
He was born to a rich family
He was born hungry
He was born with teeth
He is one tough cookie.
He eats a lot of cookies
He likes cookies
He works hard
Which idiom goes the best with this sentence?
John met the President.
John rubbed elbows with the President
John was a cheetah
John pulled the wool over his eyes.
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
The walls
The scream
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
personification
simile
"The Flash is fast like lightning." This is an example of...
personification
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
"Superman is a man of steel." This is an example of...
a metaphor
an idiom
an oxymoron
onomatopoeia
Choose the best alliteration definition:
The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.
Use alliteration.
Are you hungry? Let's find a cafe for ________, __________ and __________.
egg, chips and cola
coffee, cakes and tea
coffee, cakes and cola
fish, chips and coffee
Use Alliteration.
The art gallery displayed hundreds of ________ __________ and ___________.
books, pots and pans
pots, pans and cups
precious pictures and paintings
prints, cups and pans
The piano sang a mournful song.
Personification
NOT Personification
Which is an example of a simile?
His room was a hurricane of a mess.
His room looked as if a hurricane came through.
A hurricane! AHHH!
The hurricane screamed through the town.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison without using "like" or "as"
A figure of speech in which the word imitates it's meaning.
An extreme exaggeration
Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?
The boy was upset at himself.
The boy was a tornado of emotion
The boy said he'd die of shame
The boy did not like what he'd done.
During brunch with his grandparents, Jacob was a real pig.
What are the words in blue an example of?
Simlie
Metaphor
The baby was like an octopus, pulling all the socks off the rack at the store.
What is the meaning of the simile above?
The baby had 8 legs.
The baby lives in the sea.
The baby was pulling things off the rack so fast it seemed like it had many legs.
The baby was sleeping.
Hyperboles are phrases that
compare two unlike things
exaggerate
give person-like qualities to animals and things
have a different meaning than the words.
I am so hungry I could eat a slice of pie.
Hyperbole
Not a Hyperbole
Lisa's mouth is as big as Texas.
Hyperbole
Not a hyperbole
I nearly died laughing is an example of what?
Metaphor
Allusion
Alliteration
Hyperbole
He has been walking for days and days, when he has only been walking for 5 minutes is an example of:
Idiom
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
