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figurative language

Total questions: 28

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.

"I caught a fish as big as a house," is an example of what literary device?

a)

Personification

b)

A simile

c)

A hyperbole

3.

Which is an example of personification?

a)

A rose by any other name is just as sweet

b)

The white clouds swiftly across the sky

c)

That is the ugliest car that I ever saw.

4.
Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Assonance
5.
"The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Theme
b)
Metaphor
c)
Style
d)
Alliteration
6.
"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Structure
7.
"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Style
8.
"The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of ___________________________. 
a)
Rhythm
b)
Structure
c)
Style
d)
Personification
9.

The pencil danced across the paper

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

e)

symbol

10.

Life is like a box of chocolates

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

simile

e)

alliteration

11.

It was so cold I saw polar bears wearing jackets

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

e)

symbol

12.

I told you one million times to clean your room

a)

hyperbole

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

e)

symbol

13.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

a)

She was white as a ghost

b)

Buzz

c)

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Peppers

d)

Break a leg

14.

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Chliche

d)

Personification

15.
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
simile
d)
personification
16.
What is an example of a metaphor? 
a)
She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 
b)
The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 
c)
Her hair was silk. 
d)
Buzz, Hiss, Woof 
17.
Which of these is an example of exaggeration (hyperbole)?
a)
The leaf raced like a speedboat across the top of the water.
b)
Harriet spends all day fixing her hair.
c)
The clouds danced across the sky.
d)
The grass was a soft, plush carpet.
18.
What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.
a)
personification
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
simile
19.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
20.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
21.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
22.
The idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means..
a)
Every cloud is outlined in silver
b)
It was a great movie with Jennifer Lawrence 
c)
Even difficult days will turn out for the better
d)
Move on with life
23.
I am dying of shame is an example of...
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
24.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
25.

'You are like a ray of sunshine!' is an example of:

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

26.

"I caught a fish as big as a house," is an example of what literary device?

a)

Personification

b)

A simile

c)

A hyperbole

27.

Which is an example of personification?

a)

A rose by any other name is just as sweet

b)

The white clouds swiftly across the sky

c)

That is the ugliest car that I ever saw.

28.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A word that makes the sound it represents

b)

A comparison of two unrelated things

c)

An exaggerated statement

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