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WorksheetsFigurative Language
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
"Your room is a pigsty!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Alliteration
d)
Allusion
2.
"The gentle giant jumped in jubilation" is an example of which type of figurative language?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Allusion
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
3.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
Avery was so mad his head blew up.
a)
hyperbole
b)
imagery
c)
simile
d)
metaphor
4.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
Avery is a tree.
Avery is a tree.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
alliteration
5.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
simile
d)
idiom
6.
What kind of figurative language is being used?
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
7.
An object that is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
d)
Onomatopoeia
8.
An extreme exaggeration often used for humor
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Idiom
c)
Simile
d)
Alliteration
9.
If my mom doesn't let me go to the movies this weekend, I'll die!
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
10.
Life is a winding road is an example of
a)
simile
b)
personificaiton
c)
metaphor
11.
The water well is as dry as a bone is an example of a(n)...
a)
Literal language
b)
Metaphor
c)
Simile
d)
Personification
12.
The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM! in the air, is an example of
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Metaphor
d)
All of the above
13.
"I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!" is an example of?
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
14.
What is an example of a hyperbole?
a)
She sings like an angel.
b)
He is as sweet as candy.
c)
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
d)
Call it a day and go home.
15.
Simile or Metaphor?
This house is as clean as a whistle.
This house is as clean as a whistle.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
16.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
Jonathan was so exhausted he could have slept for a year.
Jonathan was so exhausted he could have slept for a year.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
17.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
You are an angel.
You are an angel.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Onomatopoeia
18.
Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
I am the smartest person in the universe.
I am the smartest person in the universe.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
19.
This figurative language is when two opposite ideas are combined for emphasis, humour or impact
a)
Allusion
b)
Oxymoron
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Metaphor
20.
A figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to animals, plants, objects and ideas.
Example: The moon followed me through the night.
Example: The moon followed me through the night.
a)
Poetry
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
21.
What figurative language is "bitter sweet" an example of
a)
Simile
b)
Personificaation
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Oxymoron
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