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Figurative Language, Dialogue and Author's Craft

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pencil danced across the paper

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

e)

symbol

2.

Life is like a box of chocolates

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

e)

alliteration

3.

Tommy is a bull in a china stop

a)

simile

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

e)

symbol

4.

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Chliche

d)

Personification

5.
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
personification
6.
The snowballs were bullets, punching me in the chest, is an example of...
a)
A hyperbole/personification
b)
A metaphor/personification
c)
A simile/metaphor
d)
Personification/Onomatopoeia
7.
The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
d)
Oxymoron
8.
What is an example of a metaphor? 
a)
She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 
b)
The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 
c)
Her hair was silk. 
d)
Buzz, Hiss, Woof 
9.
Which of these is the best definition of imagery?
a)
anything that is literal
b)
giving a human trait to something non-human
c)
language that appeals to the reader's five senses
d)
 descriptions that are not literally true
10.
What type of figurative language is used in the third line?
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personificiation
d)
hyperbole
11.

dialogue

a)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

b)

conversation between two or more characters

c)

the unique characteristics of the first person narrator’s use of language (ex: y’all)

d)

the perspective from which the story is told

12.

figurative language

a)

the perspective from which the story is told

b)

words/expressions with a meaning that differs from the literal interpretation, such as simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, personification, alliteration and symbolism

c)

a situation or phrase that provokes laughter or creates amusement

d)

a transition in a story to an earlier time in order to provide back-story

13.
This is apart of author’s craft, and it is used to help bring the writing to life.  This could be exaggeration, comparing things using like/as, or sound words.  
a)
Point of View 
b)
Author's Purpose 
c)
Static Character 
d)
Figurative Langauge 
14.
"Her hair was a bright pineapple" is an example of what type of figurative language? 
a)
Hyperbole 
b)
Metaphor 
c)
Simile 
d)
Personification 
15.

The pencil danced across the paper

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

e)

symbol

16.

This coffee shop is an ice box!

a)

simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

personification

17.

I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

18.

The sky misses the sun at night

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Repetition

19.
What is a simile?
a)
Comparing two unlike things
b)
Words that sound like sounds
c)
Comparing two things using like or as
d)
Exaggeration
20.
What is personification?
a)
Words that sound like sounds
b)
A big exaggeration
c)
Giving human like qualities to inanimate objects and animals
d)
Comparing two unlike things
21.
This is an example of a simile
My father is a bear in the morning. 
a)
True
b)
False
22.

When he took the test, the words and ideas fled from his mind.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Pun

d)

Onomatopoeia

23.

Alan’s jokes were like flat soda to children.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Diction

d)

Cliche

24.

The skyscraper was so tall it seemed to kiss the sky.

a)

Personification

b)

Imagery

c)

Cliche

d)

Simile

25.

The full moon peeped through the partial clouds.

a)

Idiom

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

26.

Mr. Neck storms into class - a bull charging 33 red flags.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Oxymoron

27.

Laughter is the music of the soul.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Allusion

c)

Pun

d)

Onomatopoeia

28.

Word Craft is defined as:

a)

Careful, deliberate, artful choice of words.

b)

Careful, deliberate, artful choice of graphics.

c)

Careful, deliberate, artful choice of organization.

d)

Careful, deliberate, artful choice of sounds.

29.

Intended to create an image, association, or other effect in the mind of the reader that goes beyond the literal meaning or expected use of the words involved.

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Word Choice

c)

Vivid Verbs

d)

Imagery

e)

Tone

30.

The feeling the reader gets from the story.

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Details

c)

Mood

d)

Symbolism

e)

Tone

31.

Verbs that a reader will find more interesting and is more specific; also helps avoid repetition.

a)

Word Choice

b)

Vivid Verbs

c)

Mood

d)

Symbolism

e)

Tone

32.

Visually descriptive that creates a mental image in the reader’s mind.

a)

Imagery

b)

Vivid Verbs

c)

Mood

d)

Symbolism

e)

Tone

33.

Comparison between 2 unlike things to make a description more emphatic or vivid using “like” or “as”.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Metaphor

e)

Personification

34.

Attributing human characteristics to something nonhuman.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Metaphor

e)

Personification

35.

The dress's skirt stuck out like a tutu, and I liked to spin around in front of the mirror, thinking I looked like a ballerina.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Metaphor

e)

Personification

36.

Then the flames leaped up, reaching my face.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

Metaphor

e)

Personification

37.

"Uncle Vernon made another funny noise, like a mouse being trodden on."

This is an example of a:

a)

simile

b)

imagery

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

38.

"Your explanation is as clear as mud."

This is an example of:

a)

sarcasm

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

39.

A mother tells her son she enjoyed watching that horror movie "about as much as a root canal."


This is an example of:

a)

characterization

b)

repetition

c)

alliteration

d)

irony

40.

"Lightning danced across the sky. "


This is an example of:

a)

dialect

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

foreshadowing

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