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Figurative Language in The Crossover

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following terms to their definitions:

a)

Metaphor

1.

a direct comparison of unlike things (using is/are)

b)

Simile

2.

a direct comparison using like or as

c)

Personification

3.

giving human characteristics to nonhumans

d)

Onomatopoeia

4.

sound words

2.

Match the following terms with their definitions:

a)

Hyperbole

1.

an extreme exaggeration

b)

alliteration

2.

repeated consonant sounds

c)

imagery

3.

descriptive words creating an image

d)

idiom

4.

a phrase that cannot be taken literally

3.

I’d burn mad as a flame is an example of

a)

personification

b)

adjective

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

4.

Chapter: At the End of Warm-Ups, My Brother Tries to Dunk

“The gym is a loud, crowded circus.”

What kind of figurative language is this?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Metaphor

5.

Chapter: Filthy McNasty

“He has a SLAMMERIFIC SHOT

It's Supersonic SASSY”

What kind of figurative language is this?

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Simile

d)

Alliteration

6.

"If my hair were a tree I'd climb it. I'd kneel down beneath and enshrine it."

What king of figurative language is used?

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

7.

I’d burn mad as a flame is an example of

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

8.

"I'm the next Kevin Durant, Lebron, and Chris Paul." Is what type of figuration language?

a)

simile

b)

allusion

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

9.

"I throw down so hard, the fiberglass trembles." What kind of figurative language is used?

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

10.

"I had the sickest double cross, and I kissed so many pretty ladies, they called me Lip-Gloss." What type of figurative language is used?

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

11.

"But it's hard to concentrate with all the giggling and JB telling Miss Sweet Tea that she's the apple of his eye." What type of figurative language is used?

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

12.

"Dad is telling us another story for the hundredth time." What type of figurative language is used?

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

simile

13.

"The red scissors from Coach's desk are smiling at me." What type of figurative language is used?

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

14.

"and my dripping will leave you slipping on the floor while I swoop in." What type of figurative language is used?

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

15.

"to the finish with a fierce finger roll...." What type of figurative language is used?

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

alliteration

d)

onomatopoeia