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WorksheetsChlupsa Vocab Review- Figurative Language
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery is a tree.
Avery is a tree.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
2.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
The ball jumped out of the receiver's hands.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
3.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
imagery
4.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The clock on the wall laughed at me as I tried to finish my test before class ended.
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
5.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
6.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
7.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
8.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
Pasqually cried like a baby after he ate too much pasta.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
imagery
9.
A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Assonance
d)
Allusion
10.
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Onomatopoeia
11.
An object that is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
d)
Onomatopoeia
12.
Using the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
a)
Assonance
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Idiom
13.
"The stars danced playfully in the moonlight sky" is an example of
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Personification
14.
BANG! is an example of
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Alliteration
c)
Assonance
15.
Your face is as smooth as a baby's bottom is an example of
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
16.
Life is a winding road is an example of
a)
simile
b)
personificaiton
c)
metaphor
17.
If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll die!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
18.
A brief reference to a famous historical figure or event, like from a movie or a book.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Assonance
d)
Allusion
19.
Using the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words
a)
Assonance
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Idiom
20.
"Hear the mellow wedding bells" is an example of
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Asssonance
21.
"Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
22.
A word whose sounds suggests its meaning is which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Personification
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Alliteration
23.
"He thought he was going to die from embarrassment" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Assonance
c)
Idiom
d)
Simile
24.
"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Allusion
25.
A reference to a well-known work of literature, art, music, etc. is what type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Assonance
26.
A reference to a well-known work of literature, art, music, etc. is what type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Idiom
c)
Allusion
d)
Assonance
27.
"She’s really in a pickle" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Imagery
b)
Idiom
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
28.
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things is which type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Imagery
c)
Assonance
d)
Alliteration
29.
"Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Alliteration
d)
Personification
30.
An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true is which type of figurative language?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
31.
Common animal sounds such as moo, meow, and ribbit are examples of which kind of figurative language?
a)
Onomatopoeia
b)
Metaphor
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
32.
"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Allusion
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
33.
"Men sell the wedding bells" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Personification
b)
Alliteration
c)
Metaphor
d)
Assonance
34.
A comparison using like or as is which type of figurative language?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Assonance
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Simile
35.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of ......
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
36.
After returning home from a long vacation, Mrs. Burkhardt said, "There's no place like home." She's making an ALLUSION to _____ to show that like Dorothy, she likes to travel but is happy to be home.
a)
The Wizard of Oz
b)
Star Wars
c)
Divergent
d)
Kanye West
37.
Michael Phelps is a rock star when it comes to the 100 meter freestyle.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
38.
The idiom in the picture means __________.
a)
MEOW! 😼
b)
Cats are dangerous.
c)
There is literally a cat in this bag I have.
d)
You are supposed to keep a secret.
39.
'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
40.
This term means to use a strong exaggeration:
a)
personification
b)
idiom
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
hyperbole
41.
'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds' is an example of:
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
42.
The flame in the candle danced in the dark.
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
personification
d)
simile
43.
Tex was tickled as he tasted the tarantula's toes.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
hyperbole
d)
imagery
44.
These shoes take 50 million years to put on.
a)
imagery
b)
simile
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
45.
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
46.
What type of figurative language is used below:
The thunder BOOMED, and the lightning CRACKLED.
The thunder BOOMED, and the lightning CRACKLED.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
alliteration
c)
idiom
d)
metaphor
47.
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
48.
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
49.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.
a)
metaphor
b)
oxymoron
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
50.
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
51.
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
52.
What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"
"The camera loves me!"
a)
Photography is one of my hobbies.
b)
I own an expensive camera.
c)
Photos of me are always really good.
d)
I like to visit art museums.
53.
Instead of a paragraph, a chunk of lines in poetry are called a...
a)
paragraph
b)
stanza
c)
couplet
d)
rhyme
54.
Rhyming words sound the same ...
a)
at the beginning of the word
b)
at the beginning of the sentence
c)
at the end of the word
d)
because they mean the same
55.
What is a rhyme scheme?
a)
The pattern of a rhyme in a poem.
b)
The same words being used twice.
56.
What is the rhyme scheme for the poem “Dreams”?
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
a)
AABB
b)
ABAB
c)
ABCB
57.
What is the rhyme scheme for these lines from “If”?
If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;
If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
If you can dream---and not make dreams your master;
If you can think---and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same;
a)
AABB
b)
ABAB
c)
ABCB
d)
ABBA
58.
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
ABBBCCC
b)
ABCDAAA
c)
ABBBAAA
d)
ABCCDDD
59.
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
ABAB
b)
AABB
c)
ABCB
d)
AABA
60.
What is the rhyme scheme?
a)
ABCDB
b)
ABCDA
c)
ABCCB
d)
ABCDD
61.
What is repetition?
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
b)
Words or phrases that repeat
c)
Words that sound the same
d)
The repetition of consonant sounds inside of words
62.
Choose the word that forms an alliteration with the sentence below.
Elephants enjoy eating ___.
Elephants enjoy eating ___.
a)
eggs
b)
peanuts
c)
anything
d)
leaves
63.
Choose the word below that does NOT form an alliteration with the others.
a)
great
b)
green
c)
round
d)
grapes
64.
The mail man mailed the material next month.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Assonance
65.
Tim took tons of tools to make toys for the tots.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Assonance
66.
What is assonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
67.
What is consonance?
a)
The repetition of letters in a line of poetry
b)
the repetition of letter sounds in a line of poetry
c)
the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry
d)
the repetition of consonant sounds in poetry
68.
Poetry is divided into...
a)
Paragraphs
b)
Chapters
c)
Stanzas
d)
Sentences
69.
An onomatopoeia is a word that represents a sound.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
Structure is...
a)
The way a poem sounds
b)
A simile
c)
The way a poem's words and lines are laid out on a page
d)
How a poem functions
71.
narrator of the poem
a)
poet
b)
stanza
c)
quatrain
d)
speaker
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