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Figurative Language 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as."

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

oxymoron

2.

_______ is a phrase that combines normally contradictory words.

a)

metaphor

b)

idiom

c)

oxymoron

d)

simile

3.

______ is an expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say.

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

alliteration

d)

metaphor

4.

_____ gives human qualities to animals or objects

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

personification

5.

_____ is an exaggerated statement.

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

onomatopoeia

6.

_____ is a word that sounds like what it describes.

a)

metaphor

b)

oxymoron

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

7.

_____ is the comparison of two things without using "like" or "as."

a)

metaphor

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

simile

8.

_____ is the repetition of the first sound or sounds in a group of words.

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

idiom

9.

_____ is an example of onomatopoeia.

a)

being

b)

book

c)

bake

d)

buzz

10.

_____ is an example of an oxymoron.

a)

terrible bad

b)

pickled pepper

c)

awfully good

d)

joy ride

11.

_____ is an example of an idiom.

a)

The fly buzzed around my head

b)

He is a shining star

c)

She smelled like a rose

d)

Time flies

12.
My stomach did a backflip.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
13.
I bolted out the door like a horse leaving the gate for a race.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
14.
I waited a million years for my ride to get to the house.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
15.
I wouldn't worry wacky worries unless it was something to really worry about.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
16.
The rope SNAPPED in half, and the panic in the child's face was evident.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
17.
She wasn't exactly running in the same circles as me.
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
18.
Delaney is the sun in my life; she means everything to me.
a)
Delaney is yellow.
b)
Delaney is standing on the roof.
c)
Delaney is important to me.
19.
The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.
a)
The car is very old.
b)
The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
c)
The car is very new.
20.
At twelve years old, Jenna is a blooming flower.
a)
Jenna is growing up.
b)
Jenna is about to run away from home.
c)
Jenna is very sick.