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Figurative Language

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This figurative language compares two things using like or as

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

2.

This type of figurative language describes something inhuman as if it were human, giving it human characteristics (e.g. Sadness seized me in its clutches)

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

3.

This type of figurative language occurs when you exaggerate a great deal (e. g. "I am starving" instead of "I'm feeling a little hungry")

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Hyperbole

4.

This just refers to a saying that is common that means something different from what it literally says, like (I'm pulling your leg). These can be super difficult for people learning English!

a)

Idiom

b)

Imagery

c)

Allusion

d)

Repetition

5.

This type of figurative language occurs when you refer to something outside of the text (like if you reference a mythical creature in your short story)

a)

Idiom

b)

Imagery

c)

Allusion

d)

Repetition

6.

"Love is like a red, red rose" is BEST labeled...

a)

A simile

b)

Imagery

c)

Allusion

d)

A metaphor

7.

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul" is an example of...

a)

A simile

b)

A metaphor

c)

An allusion

d)

Imagery

8.

The song lyric, "I would walk 500 miles, And I would walk 500 more, Just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles to fall down at your door," is BEST described as an example of...

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Allusion

d)

Hyperbole

9.

Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?

a)

Krispy Kreme

b)

She sells sea shells by the seashore

c)

Purple people eater

d)

English class will help me communicate.

10.

Onomatopoeia is...

a)

a word that sounds like the sound it represents

b)

exaggeration for effect

c)

repetition of consonant sounds at the start of adjacent words

d)

Bananas

11.

Alliteration is...

a)

Giving non human objects human characteristics

b)

Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of adjacent words

c)

Exaggeration for effect

d)

A comparison using like or as

12.

"That's a piece of cake!" is an example of an:

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Idiom

d)

Oxymoron

13.

Hyperbole is:

a)

Giving non human objects human traits

b)

Exaggeration for effect

c)

A word that sounds like the sound it represents

d)

A city in Holland

14.

Pick the type of figurative language that BEST fits the sentence:


The shadow of the moon danced on the lake.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Personification

15.

Pick the type of figurative language that BEST fits the sentence:


The man's beard was a rat's tail, long and mangled.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Hyperbole

16.

This is when an object represents something else.

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

symbolism

d)

hyperbole

17.

What is the emotional meaning of a word called?

a)

connotation

b)

idiom

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

18.

Sunny is to happy as rainy is to sad. This is an example of what?

a)

imagery

b)

metaphor

c)

connotation

d)

analogy

19.

Which is an example of an oxymoron?

a)

pretty ugly

b)

extreme laughter

c)

out of the blue

d)

leap of faith

20.

What is it called when a reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, artistic, or literary significance is made in another piece of writing?

a)

alliteration

b)

repetition

c)

allusion

d)

illusion