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Figurative Language Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A comparision of two things using like or as.

a)

simile

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

2.

A comparison of two things by saying one thing is another thing.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

3.

Words that imitate sound. ( bang, ding, zap)

(a)  

4.

______ _______ refers to writing that appeals to the readers 5 senses and add imagery to the writing.

(a)  

5.

(a)   is giving human characteristics to an animal object or idea.

6.

(a)   is the repetition of the first letter sound in two or more words.

7.

An extreme exaggeration for effect.

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

imagery

8.

Timothy was like a kid in a candy store.

This is an example of a _______ .

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

9.

I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!

This is an example of a _______.

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

10.

She ran as fast as a cheetah.

This is an example of a _______ .

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

11.

The Sea lashed out in anger at the ships, unwilling to tolerate another battle.

This is an example of _______.

a)

personification

b)

assonance

12.

What a tale of terror now their turbulency tells!

This is an example of _______.

a)

symbolism

b)

alliteration

13.

The burning wood hissed and crackled.

This is an example of an _______.

a)

hyperbole

b)

onomatopoeia

14.

Raining cats and dogs

This is an example of an _______.

a)

proverb

b)

idiom

15.

Molly, you are a couch potato.

This is an example of a _______.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

16.

A play on words that uses two different words that sound alike, or different meanings of the same word to make a funny statement.

(a)