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Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A word that makes the sound it represents

b)

A comparison of two unrelated things

c)

An exaggerated statement

2.

"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room."

What is being personified?

a)

The walls

b)

The scream

c)

The room

d)

The orange

3.

What is "sensory language"?

a)

language that connects to the five senses to create an image or description.

b)

language that has been censored (censorship)

c)

language that is unfamiliar to the reader

4.

"My teeth chattered as the temperature dropped." What senses being used in this sentence?

a)

hear

b)

hear and touch

c)

see and smell

d)

taste

5.

What types of imagery/sensory comes to mind when you look at this photograph?

a)

Touch and taste

b)

Sight and sound

c)

Sight and smell

6.

Irony

Exclaiming “Oh great!” after failing an exam is...

a)

verbal irony

b)

dramatic irony

c)

situational irony

7.

What is figurative language?

a)

Language that has one literal meaning

b)

Language that uses extremely advanced vocabulary

c)

Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation

d)

Language that communicates complicated concepts and ideas

8.

"Life is a journey" is an example of what?

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

9.

"I nearly died laughing" is an example of what?

a)

Assonance

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

10.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

Break a leg

b)

She was white as a ghost

c)

Buzz Buzz

d)

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

11.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

Break a leg

b)

She was white as a ghost

c)

Buzz Buzz

d)

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

12.

What is the meaning of this simile? "My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

a)

Her hair is red

b)

She gets really angry

c)

She talks very loudly

d)

She spits when she talks

13.

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words is what?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

14.

An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

allusion

d)

onomatopoeia

15.

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

a)

hyperbole

b)

symbole

c)

mood

d)

personification

16.

A device where the speaker refers to something that the reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in order to understand.

a)

apostrophe

b)

allusion

c)

allegory

d)

antonym

17.

A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning.

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

extended metaphor

c)

theme

d)

vivid word choice

18.
My stomach did a backflip.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
19.
I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
20.
The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia