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Figurative Language

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What form of figurative language is this example? “Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

2.

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

3.

“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People

a)

hyperbole

b)

allusion

c)

personification

d)

idiom

4.

“It's a piece of cake.”

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

allusion

d)

simile

5.

”Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary,” - Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

6.

“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

idiom

7.

“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

alliteration

d)

allusion

8.

What is a simile?

a)

Comparing two unlike things using as, like, or than

b)

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

c)

Words that sound like their meaning

d)

A comparison between two things not using like or as

9.

Alliteration is...

a)

an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

b)

a comparison using like or as

c)

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

d)

Words that sound like their meaning

10.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison that does not use like, as, or than

b)

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

c)

A comparison that does use like, as, or than

d)

words that sound like their meaning

11.

What is onomatopoeia?

a)

Words that sound like what they mean

b)

an exaggerated statement

c)

a comparison using like, as, or than

d)

an expression not meant to be taken literally (ex. On cloud 9, raining cats and dogs)

12.

What is hyperbole?

a)

An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.

b)

Telling the truth

c)

Comparing a rock to a island

d)

Break a leg

13.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of 
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
The 4th of July
d)
All of the above
14.
The sun smiled after the rain stopped. 
a)
Personification
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Metaphor
15.
The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Idiom
d)
Oxymoron
16.
When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Idiom
17.
My mom told me to zip my lips. 
a)
Alliteration
b)
Simile
c)
Idiom
d)
Personification
18.

Two words that have opposite or very different meanings, like "jumbo shrimp"

a)

Couplet

b)

Imagery

c)

Oxymorons

d)

Limerick

19.

What is an Idiom

a)

A form of "Word Play" in which the word has a double meaning.

b)

A statement that doesn't really mean what is being said

c)

Comparing two unlike things

20.

They thought he was a wise fool.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

21.

I've told you a million times to clean your room!

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

22.

Using human qualities or characteristics to describe non human things

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

23.

Compares 2 unlike things saying one thing is another thing

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

24.

What type of figurative language is this: This box is so heavy it weights a ton!

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

25.
"Time flies by!" The kind of figurative language used here is _______ 
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
metaphor
26.
The snow is a white blanket.
This is an example of: 
a)
personification 
b)
metaphor 
c)
simile
27.
Simile or Metaphor:
My life is a dream.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
28.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
29.
Her new car cost an arm and a leg. 
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
idiom
d)
alliteration
30.
What is an idiom?
a)
The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
b)
An exaggeration.
c)
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently. 
d)
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.