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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
What is a simile?
Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
Words that sound like their meaning
A comparison between two things not using like or as
Alliteration is...
an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
a comparison using like or as
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Words that sound like their meaning
An exaggerated statement is a...
Alliteration
Onomatopeia
Simile
Hyperbole
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use like or as
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A comparison that does use like or as
words that sound like their meaning
It refers to a set expression or phrase that is not literal and is understood to mean something else.
metaphor
alliteration
irony
idiom
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like what they mean
an exaggerated statement
a comparison using like, as, or than
an expression not meant to be taken literally (ex. On cloud 9, raining cats and dogs)
A contradictory statement or situation that reveals a reality different from what it appears to be.
personification
irony
hyperbole
alliteration
Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Alliteration
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
metaphor
A comedian telling an unresponsive audience, "you all are a great crowd" is an example of ___.
irony
hyperbole
metaphor
idiom
"We're on the same page". is an example of ___
an alliteration
a personfication
an idiom
an irony
When Hansel and Greta trapped the witch in the oven, that was ___ situation.
a hyperbole
an ironic
an irony
a metaphor
"With a hiss, or a roar, or a ding" is an example of a
personificaion
onomatopeia
hyperbole
irony
