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Figurative Language and Meanings

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
Why do people use figurative language?
a)
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasis an idea and make a point.
b)
To be grammatically correct.
c)
To structure their writing into paragraphs.
d)
Because Beyonce uses it in her songs. 
3.

 

Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is...

a)

figurative

b)

literal

4.

Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is...

a)

figurative

b)

literal

5.
A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
hyperbole
6.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
7.
the repetition of the initial consonant sound in two or more neighboring words or syllables
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
alliteration
8.

use of descriptive words/phrases to create a mental picture and cause emotions or 1 of the 5 senses for the reader

a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
imagery
d)
hyperbole
9.
giving human traits to something that is not human
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
simile
10.

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

a)

idiom

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

11.

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

a)

pun

b)

idiom

c)

hyperbole

d)

oxymoron

12.

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

a)

pun

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

oxymoron

d)

hyperbole

13.

A humorous play on words that have double-meanings.

a)

alliteration

b)

oxymoron

c)

pun

d)

onomatopoeia

14.

A phrase made up of words containing opposite meanings.

a)

pun

b)

idiom

c)

simile

d)

oxymoron

15.
The repetition of inner vowel (a-e-i-o-u) sounds in nearby words
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile