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Figurative Language

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Uses "like" or "as" to compare two things.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

2.

Life is a roller coaster ride.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

3.

The lightning danced across the sky during the storm.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

4.

The siblings fought like cats and dogs.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

5.

Gives human qualities to something that is not human.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

6.

The street cars are like frosted cakes covered with snowflakes.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

7.

The west wind dances down the road.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

8.

The snow on the ski hill was powdered sugar.

a)

Simile

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Metaphor

d)

Oxymoron

9.

Which of the following is an example of SIMILE?

a)

The soldier was as brave as a lion.

b)

Her voice is music to my ears.

c)

Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

d)

Your suitcase weighs a ton!

10.

Which of the following is an example of METAPHOR?

a)

The soldier was as brave as a lion.

b)

Her voice is music to my ears.

c)

Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

d)

Your suitcase weighs a ton!

11.

Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

a)

The soldier was as brave as a lion.

b)

Her voice is music to my ears.

c)

Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.

d)

Your suitcase weighs a ton!

12.

The sun was a gleaming pearl.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Idiom

d)

alliteration

13.

You’ll love hanging out with my sister. She’s as friendly as a rattlesnake.

a)

Verbal

b)

Situational

c)

Dramatic

14.

In a movie, a man tells a woman that he loves her and wants to marry

her. The audience knows the man is already married and is planning to

move away the next day.

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic

15.

A pilot is afraid of flying.

a)

verbal

b)

situational

c)

dramatic