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WorksheetsFigurative Language Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Tommy ate a hundred bowls of cereal for breakfast.
Hyperbole
Allusion
Idiom
Personification
The cat purred contentedly as he basked in the sun.
Hyperbole
Personification
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
The highway was a black ribbon stretching across the country.
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Allusion
Stanley felt like the Captain of the Titanic as he began to realize that he wasn't going to finish the project on time.
Hyperbole
Allusion
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor
The warm wind washed over us.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
Molly waved her hand. "That's old news. Tell me something I don't know."
Personification
Idiom
Metaphor
Hyperbole
The thristy bushes drank from rain puddles all around them.
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Dan grabbed Mary's hand and pulled her toward the dance floor. "Let's cut a rug," he said.
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor
When she was nervous, Samantha would often clam up.
Personification
Hyperbole
Idiom
Metaphor
His stomach growled like an angry dog.
Simile
Hyperbole
Allusion
Metaphor
Panic crept into the classroom when the teacher announced the pop quiz.
Personification
Allusion
Simile
Idiom
The auditorium was an ocean of faces.
Simile
Personification
Allusion
Metaphor
These shoes are killing me. I can't wait to take them off.
Hyperbole
Allusion
Simile
Metaphor
We waded in the water to the dock.
Idiom
Metaphor
Alliteration
Allusion
His keys jingled in his pocket.
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Simile
The sleeping cars were tucked in under a blanket of snow.
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification
The bunny's fur was as soft as velvet.
Simile
Metaphor
Idiom
Allusion
What is a metaphor?
A word that makes the sound it represents
A comparison of two unrelated things
An exaggerated statement
How would allusion be defined?
a reference to a famous person, place, or event
words that involve one of the five senses
two lines working as a unit
a form or wordplay with similar sounding sounds
Which of the following is NOT an example of an allusion?
his wife was his Achille's heel
he lies so much, I'm surprised his nose doesn't grow like Pinnochio's
she transformed her backyard to look like the Garden of Eden.
we'll miss him so much because he was the best dog ever
Read the source of the allusion.
In Roman mythology, Cupid is the god of love. He often shoots arrows at people to make them love each other.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
I know I'm playing Cupid, but I think Bob and my cousin should spend more time together.
trying to make people fall in love
sharing or expressing an unpopular point of view
saying kind and pleasant things about people
What is the meaning of the allusion?
My brother is a regular Einstein! He always seems to know the answer!
His brother is unintelligent
His brother works hard
His brother is intelligent
His brother is lazy
What is the meaning of the allusion?
We do serious work in the classroom, it's not a Mickey Mouse Club in here!
We don't keep mice
We don't goof off
We love to eat cheese
We don't like working
What is the meaning of the allusion?
Ask me anything, I'm like Google over here.
I can search answers
I know all the answers
I don't know anything
I have some answers
