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Fig. Language QUIZ 5

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Her heart was a burning fire

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

hyperbole

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

Sweet and sour skittles are super-delicious.

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

metaphor

3.

The plate danced happily across the table.

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

allusion

d)

oxymoron

4.

Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

5.

The repetition of beginning sounds in two or more nearby words.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

6.

A word that imitates a sound.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

7.

Whoosh! The wind blew the clover away from me.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

8.

The boy's hat was as green as the grass.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

9.
a)
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect
b)
Words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
c)
The attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience
d)
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; the style of
  enunciation in speaking or singing
10.
a)
A play on words that have the same sound but have different meanings; usually witty or humorous
b)
a figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect
c)
Making something bad sound not as bad
d)
Words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
11.
What is personification?
a)
when non human things are given human traits
b)
when human traits are explained
c)
when animals talk to you
d)
when a writer uses a common phrase 
12.
If someone says you and your friend are "two peas in a pod", what type of fig lang is this?
a)
idiom
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
personification 
13.
"My love is like a red, red rose," is an example of...
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
14.
Which of the following examples is not personification?
a)
the ocean called to me
b)
flowers danced in the breeze
c)
the sun beat angrily down on me
d)
flowers bloomed in the sun
15.
Theme is...
a)
The topic of a story
b)
The author's message to the reader
c)
The plot of a story
d)
The centrtal conflict created by the author
16.

“I was a child and she was a child,

In this kingdom by the sea,

But we loved with a love that was more than love—

I and my Annabel Lee—

With a love that the wingèd seraphs of Heaven

Coveted her and me.”

a)

theme of loss

b)

theme of love

c)

theme of freedom

d)

theme of heaven

17.

When two or more words have the same ending sound, it is called

a)

scheme

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

18.

Several lines grouped together in a poem

a)

line

b)

stanza

c)

poetry

d)

repetition

19.
What structure is poetry written in?
a)
Sentences & paragraphs
b)
Sentences & stanzas
c)
Lines & paragraphs
d)
Lines & stanzas
20.

The repetition of vowel sounds

a)

Alliteration

b)

Assonance

c)

Theme

d)

Personification

21.

How many stanzas are in this poem?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

8

d)

10

22.

How many lines are in this poem?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

8

d)

9

23.

How many lines are in this poem?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

4

d)

6

24.

What is the rhyme scheme of the SECOND STANZA of this poem?

a)

ABCB

b)

ABAB

c)

ABBA

d)

AABB

25.

What type of figurative language is being used with the line "Boom crash crunch crunch"?

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

26.
How many lines does a haiku have?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
27.
Haiku is a kind of ________ poem.
a)
Japanese
b)
Chinese
28.
What is the syllable pattern of a haiku?
a)
4-5-4
b)
5-7-5
c)
5-3-5
d)
5-4-5
29.
Which could be the first line of a haiku? 
a)
Pretty blossoms
b)
Blossoms blowing in the air
c)
Beautiful blossoms
d)
Pretty blossoms dancing