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Figurative Language Definitions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like" 
a)
hyperbole 
b)
metaphor 
c)
alliteration 
d)
simile 
2.
A direct comparison of two unlike things that does not use the words "like" or "as" in the comparison.  It often uses "is" in the comparison.
a)
metaphor 
b)
simile 
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
adverb
3.
Repeating the same consonant at the beginning words or lines.  
a)
rhyme 
b)
alliteration 
c)
assonance 
d)
simile 
4.
Giving human characteristics or qualities to an object, idea, or even an animal 
a)
onomatopoeia 
b)
sensory detail
c)
hyperbole 
d)
personification 
5.
A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing. 
a)
alliteration 
b)
simile 
c)
hyperbole 
d)
onomatopoeia 
6.

_________ uses words and phrases that appeal to the five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, & taste

a)

simile

b)

tone

c)

imagery

d)

mood

7.
An overstatement or exaggeration. It is used to show emphasis and can often be found within a simile or metaphor  
a)
tone 
b)
hyperbole 
c)
alliteration 
d)
rhyme 
8.
The authors attitude toward the subject of the text.
a)
tone 
b)
metaphor 
c)
simile 
d)
theme 
9.
What is the following statement an example of?
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
10.
What is the following statement an example of?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
11.
What is the following statement an example of?
I'm a riddle in nine syllables
a)
Simile 
b)
Metaphor
12.
What is the following statement an example of?
The very mystery of him excited her curiosity like a door that had neither lock nor key.
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
13.

Which word means "the feelings or emotions a poem makes the audience feel"?

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Alliteration

d)

Rhythm

14.

The truth, message or lesson of a poem is called the _______.

a)

Stanza

b)

Mood

c)

Theme

d)

Rhyme

15.

Which sentence below shows personification?

a)

The air was cold.

b)

The sun is bright yellow.

c)

The cat raced down the hall.

d)

The leaves danced in the wind.

16.

"A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed"


Which poetic element is shown here?

a)

Couplet

b)

Personification

c)

Allusion

d)

Hyperbole

17.

Which line below uses alliteration?

a)

Scarlet as the setting sun

b)

Wisdom lies in a multitude of counsel

c)

How do I love thee?

d)

Fox in socks

18.

Language that cannot be taken literally

a)

Speeches

b)

Monologues

c)

Dialect

d)

Figurative Language

19.

When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

a)

pun

b)

allusion

c)

idiom

d)

metaphor

20.

What is the non-literal (figurative) meaning of this phrase:

My brother was ready to hit the hay.

a)

He was really tired.

b)

He was really hitting the hay.

c)

He was laying on hay.

d)

He was playing in hay.