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Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of Metaphor?

a)

The feeling created by the writer

b)

Repeating the same ending sound

c)

Comparing two unalike things using the word 'is'

d)

Comparing two alike things using the words "as" and "like"

2.

Match the following

a)

My life is like a movie

1.

Simile

b)

I ran, and ran, and ran, until I couldn't run anymore.

2.

Repetition

c)

The fat cat sat wore a hat and swung a bat.

3.

Rhyme

d)

Fit as a fiddle

4.

Metaphor

e)

Cry me a river

5.

Hyperbole

3.

This figurative language device uses the words like and as to make a comparison.

(a)  

4.

Which of the following is not an example of Onomatopoeia?

a)

Bang

b)

Pow

c)

Click

d)

Poke

5.

A big bug bit the little beetle, but the little beetle bit the big bug back is an example of:

a)

Repetition

b)

Alliteration

c)

Littering

d)

Hyperbole

6.

Snap, Crackle, Pop! is an example of:

(a)  

7.

The ​ (a)   is the feeling created by the writer.

Choose from the below words
Mood
Tone
Imagery
Attitude
8.

Which of the following is the best definition for Personification?

a)

Describing in animate objects with human characteristics

b)

Words that repeat in the same story.

c)

The lesson a story is trying to tell the reader

d)

Words that imitate sounds

9.

"I really like ice cream" is an example of a simile.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

"The ocean seemed to wave to me" is an example of:

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Rhyme

11.

"The cold night air smelled of smoke and wood as the nearby houses let of a faint glow" is an example of

a)

hyperbole

b)

tone

c)

personifcation

d)

imagery

12.

Which of the following words best describes the mood of this picture?

a)

Ominous

b)

Depressing

c)

Joyful

d)

Fearful

13.

Which of the following words best describes the mood of this picture?

a)

Ominous

b)

Stressful

c)

Joyful

d)

Excited

14.

What is the best definition for imagery

a)

Saying something you don't mean

b)

Using descriptive words that appeal to the senses

c)

Explaining what something is to a person

d)

Taking a picture of a picture

15.

Match the following

a)

Mood

1.

The feeling created by the writer

b)

Rhyme

2.

Words with the same ending sounds.

c)

Rhythm

3.

The beat and pattern of a poem

d)

Repetition

4.

A word or phrase that is repeated.

e)

Imagery

5.

Using descriptive language to help the reader create a picture in their mind.

16.

Including today, how many days are left until your English SOL?

(a)