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Lit 7. Figurative Language

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The snow is a white blanket.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

2.

He is a shining star.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

3.

Her long hair was a flowing golden river.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

alluison

4.

The calm lake was a mirror.

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

5.

You were as brave as a lion.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

6.

Words that indicate that a sentence is a SIMILE

a)

as

b)

like

c)

a

d)

be

e)

the

7.

He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

8.

Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

alluison

9.

The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

a)

simile

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

10.

He's running faster than the wind.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

idiom

11.

hyperbole is a(n)...

a)

exaggeration

b)

comparison

c)

sound

d)

reference

12.

This bag weighs a ton.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

13.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

a)

alliteration

b)

allusion

c)

idiom

d)

simile

14.

Dick went to Dunkin Donuts for a drink with David and Danny.

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

allusion

15.

Examples of onomatopoeia

a)

BAM

b)

BOOM

c)

POW

d)

SHOUT

e)

YELL

16.

When vyvanna dropped the box, I heard a loud BOOM!

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

allusion

d)

simile

17.

Mr. Longtree's beard is whiter than Santa's!

a)

allusion

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

18.

"Sorry, guys I have to hit the hay!"

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

allusion

19.

The Senator said he wouldn't add fuel to the fire by commenting without knowing all the facts

a)

idiom

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

allusion

20.

I am not done yet, I can't call it a day I need to work more for a couple of hours.

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

alliteration

21.

She felt like she had a golden ticket (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)

a)

allusion

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

22.

My math teacher is he who must not be named

(Harry Potter)

a)

allusion

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

23.

Mrs. Webster yelled at a billion boys today

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

24.

Mrs. Potts prepared a plan to pack the many paint cans into her 2018 Pininfarina .

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor