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Figurative Language Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which figure of speech compares two separate concepts using "like" or "as"?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Allusion

2.

What is a metaphor?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

b)

A direct comparison without connecting words

c)

Giving human qualities to non-human things

d)

An exaggerated statement

3.

Which literary device involves giving human qualities to inanimate objects?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Idiom

c)

Personification

d)

Euphemism

4.

What is hyperbole?

a)

A mild or indirect word or expression

b)

An extravagant, intentional exaggeration

c)

A play on words

d)

A reference to another text

5.

What does an allusion refer to?

a)

A direct comparison

b)

A non-literal turn of phrase

c)

Another external text or person

d)

A humorous play on words

6.

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

a)

"He was a wily fox."

b)

"The wind howled."

c)

"He stole her thunder."

d)

"Time flies like an arrow."

7.

What is a pun?

a)

A comparison using "like" or "as"

b)

A play on words exploiting different meanings

c)

A reference to another text

d)

An exaggerated statement

8.

What is a euphemism?

a)

A direct comparison

b)

A mild or indirect word or expression

c)

An extravagant exaggeration

d)

A play on words

9.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

a)

"He was a wily fox."

b)

"The wind howled."

c)

"I have a million things to do today."

d)

"We've entered a Garden of Eden."

10.

Which figure of speech is used in "I told a chemistry joke, but there was no reaction"?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Pun

d)

Idiom

11.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

a)

"He was a wily fox."

b)

"I have a million things to do today."

c)

"The wind howled."

d)

"We've entered a Garden of Eden."

12.

Which of the following is an example of a euphemism?

a)

"He was a wily fox."

b)

"The wind howled."

c)

"Let go" instead of "fired"

d)

"Time flies like an arrow."