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Figurative Language 2: Electric Boogaloo

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"You are like a ray of sunshine!" is an example of:

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

2.

"Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle." The word 'pop' is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

3.

"Her eyes were sparkling diamonds" is an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

4.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

a)

The walls

b)

The scream

c)

The room

d)

The orange

5.
The west wind dances down the road.
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Idiom
d)
Simile
6.
She’s as tiny as a mouse.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Simile
7.
When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Idiom
8.
“Crack” went the bat as the pitcher hit a home run.
a)
Idiom
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Oxymoron
9.
The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Alliteration
10.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
11.
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
12.
Children and dogs and houses bloom
like crowded flowers,
This is an example of: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
13.
On the way up north to the cabin,
the sunshine sits in my lap all morning. 
This is an example of: 
a)
personification
b)
metaphor 
c)
simile
14.

"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

15.

Which example below is an example of an oxymoron?

a)

It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity.

b)

He ate flaming hot Cheetos.

c)

A little pain never hurt anyone.

16.
There was such a joyful sadness in her beautiful face. What is the oxymoron?
a)
Beautiful Face
b)
Such a
c)
Joyful Sadness
d)
Beautiful 
17.
deafening silence
a)
oxymoron 
b)
paradox
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration 
18.

Zombies are the living dead.

a)

not an oxymoron

b)

oxymoron

19.

The sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle.

a)

hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Repetition

20.

I can smell pizza from a mile away.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Onomatopoeia

21.

The boy was standing like a statue on the sidewalk in everyone's way.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

22.
Placing side by side two contradictory words that make logical sense when explained.
a)
paradox
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification 
d)
oxymoron 
23.
deafening silence
a)
oxymoron 
b)
paradox
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration 
24.
"Oh he's so beautiful--such a beautiful disaster," sings Kelly Clarkson. 
a)
oxymoron 
b)
paradox
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
25.
"The brazen boy laughed defiantly at the corpse in the casket."
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration 
c)
analogy 
d)
personification 
26.
"The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in nearby words."
a)
alliteration 
b)
assonance
c)
allusion 
d)
onomatopoeia
27.
"The lone, level sand stretched as far as the eye could see."
a)
analogy 
b)
assonance
c)
alliteration 
d)
metaphor