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Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Means extreme exaggeration

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

hyperbole

d)

alliteration

2.

Compares 2 unlike things using like or as

a)

metaphor

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

3.

Using human qualities or characteristics to describe non human things

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

simile

4.

Using the same letter sound throughout the sentence

a)

alliteratioin

b)

metaphor

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

5.

Compares 2 unlike things saying one thing is another thing

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

6.

Using sound words

a)

alliteration

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

7.

What type of figurative language is this: The leaves danced in the wind.

a)

alliteration

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

8.

What type of figurative language is this: This box is so heavy it weights a ton!

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

hyperbole

9.

What does this metaphor mean? Tim has a car, but it's a dinosaur.

a)

Tim loves the T-Rex

b)

Tim's car is really old

c)

Tim went to Jurassic Park

d)

Tim's car is small

10.
What is a metaphor? 
a)
Comparing two things by using one kind of object or using in place of another to suggest the likeness between them
b)
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
c)
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
d)
Big exaggeration, usually with humor
11.
What is an example of a metaphor? 
a)
She is like a bear in the morning- grumpy and cruel. 
b)
The flower stretched her hand out to the sun, yearning for its' rays. 
c)
Her hair was silk. 
d)
Buzz, Hiss, Woof 
12.
A simile... 
a)
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it
b)
Big exaggeration, usually with humor
c)
A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
d)
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
13.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
14.
What is personification
a)
Giving human qualities to a human
b)
Giving non living qualities to living things
c)
Comparing something to a nonliving thing.
d)
Giving human qualities to a non human things
15.
What onomatopoeia goes best with this picture?
a)
Take-off!
b)
Pow!
c)
Blast!
d)
Fly