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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
Words that sound like their meaning
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally
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
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use like, as, or than
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A comparison that does use like, as, or than
words that sound like their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
Words that sound like what they mean
a comparison using like, as, or than
an exaggerated statement
an expression not meant to be taken literally
Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is...
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Alliteration
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
What is a hyperbole?
Telling the truth
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.
A brief reference to a famous person or event
The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of
Allusion
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
What is an example of an alliteration?
The vase flew off of the shelf.
Powerful pandas punch parrots.
The plant liked to fly.
I like to eat pie.
Onomatopoeia is...
An exaggerated statement
A comparison of two things using like or as
A sound effect
The use of a word associated with a sound.
He was a car speeding through the streets is an example of...
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
What is an idiom?
The use of symbols in writing to express something to the reader.
An exaggeration.
Two words that sound the same, but are spelled differently.
A group of words that mean something other than the literal meaning.
"She sang of his love forever" is an example of:
Idiom
Paradox
Hyperbole
Metaphor
"It happens once in a blue moon" is an example of a(n)...
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Idiom
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."
What is being personified?
The walls
The room
The scream
The orange
