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Figurative Language and Point of View

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which point of view uses the pronoun I?

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

2.

Which type of figurative language makes a comparison using "like" or "as"

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

personification

3.

Which figurative language is used in the following sentence?

My sister is a volcano when she’s angry, so stay out of her way!"

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

idiom

4.

Which sentence contains onomatopoeia?

a)

  Bang! My sister slammed the door in my face and left me standing outside, alone.

b)

The spiderwebs stuck to my skin.

c)

The floorboards moaned and groaned beneath me.

d)

Slowly and stealthily, I slipped inside.

5.

Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

I have told you a million times to clean your room.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

idiom

d)

hyperbole

6.

“It’s up in the air.” is an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

idiom

7.

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

a)

The forest slept on and on in her silent slumber.

b)

All around us, the air was still.

c)

High above the trees, the sky was a white blanket.

d)

We heard nothing, not even the early-morning chirps of birds.

8.

In which point of view does the narrator describe "you" and "your" actions?

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person

9.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
10.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
11.
Simile or Metaphor:
My life is a dream.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
12.
Simile or Metaphor:
My mother's hair is as soft as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
13.
What is being personified:
The wind sang a sad song.
a)
wind
b)
song
14.
What is being personified:
During the night, the rain yelled at us.
a)
night
b)
rain
15.

As I grazed in the field, I realized that there were not any other animals around. I had a weird feeling that something was wrong. The other animals that are usually making noises are all silent. I see a shadow up in a tree. I think that is is unsafe here, so I am going to run away.


From what point of view is the passage written?

a)

First person

b)

Second person

c)

Third person

16.
the narrator is the
a)
person telling the story
b)
the simile
c)
person who wrote the story
d)
a flat character
17.
A type of narrative perspective in which the  author uses pronouns like ''your" and "you" to address the reader
a)
Second Person
b)

Third Person

c)
First Person
18.
She ran as fast as she could up the hill. Although she was hot and exhausted, she knew if she kept her pace, she would win the race. 
a)
1st person POV
b)
2nd person POV
c)
3rd person POV
19.
Which point of view is the following:
"There is one mirror in my house. It is behind a sliding panel in the hallway upstairs. Our faction allows me to stand in front of it on the second day of every third month, the day my mother cuts my hair."
from Divergent by Veronica Roth
a)

second person

b)

first person

c)

third person person

20.
In a piece of narrative text, what is the "theme"?
a)
What the story is about
b)
The topic of the text
c)
A message the author is trying to get across to the reader
d)
Where and when the story happens