WorksheetsFigurative Language Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
2.
This term means to use a strong exaggeration:
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
3.
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
4.
Silly Sammy swam so smoothly' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
idiom
5.
The flame in the candle danced in the dark.
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
simile
6.
A figure of speech in which and object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
hyperbole
d)
anecdote
7.
What type of figurative language is used below:
The thunder BOOMED, and the lightning CRACKLED.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
8.
What is an onomatopoeia?
a)
a word that resembles the sound it makes
b)
comparing two things using like or as
c)
a dramatic exaggeration
d)
comparing two things by saying one is the other
9.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
10.
What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.
a)
personification
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
hyperbole
d)
metaphor
11.
What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.
a)
hyperbole
b)
oxymoron
c)
alliteration
d)
onomatopoeia
12.
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
13.
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Onomatopoeia
14.
Life is a winding road is an example of
a)
simile
b)
personificaiton
c)
metaphor
15.
"Hear the mellow wedding bells" is an example of
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Asssonance
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