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ALWTW Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"...herds of cattle had been brought to the

good grazing by the young boys who

looked after them."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

2.

"She knew the place like the back of her

own hand."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Cliche'

c)

Similie

d)

Personification

3.

"He felt his heart sink."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Cliche'

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Simile

4.

"Salva felt his knee turn to water."

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Onomatopoeia

5.

"He sighed, and Salva heard that sigh all the

way to his heart."

a)

Cliche'

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

6.

"An iron giraffe. A red giraffe that made very

loud noises."

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Cliche'

7.

"The Nile: the longest river in the world, the

mother of all life in Sudan."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

8.

"with a quick flapping of wings, but with

shrieks and roars from the engines..."

a)

Personification

b)

Cliche'

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

9.

"Long ago, Salva's father had once brought

a few bottles of Coca-Cola back from his

trip to the market. Salva's first taste had

been startling- all those bubbles jumping

around in his mouth!"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

10.

"The rumors skittered around he camp."

a)

Cliche'

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Hyperbole

11.

"At last, the sun was reluctantly forced from

the sky."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Alliteration

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

12.

"The frigid air hit Salva's face like a slap."


THIS HAS 2 ANSWERS! CHECK BOTH!

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Simile

d)

Cliche'

13.

"Somehow it did-not like a bird lifting off

lightly..."

a)

Personification

b)

Simile

c)

Cliche'

d)

Alliteration

14.

"It was like music, the sound of Akeer's

laugh."

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

15.

"Cars crawled along he road like ants."

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration