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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 2hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Phrase:
His heart was a block of ice.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
2.
This school is an asylum.
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
onomatopoeia
3.

An extreme exaggeration

a)

simile

b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)

hyperbole

e)
metaphor
4.
Phrase:
His heart was a block of ice.
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
5.

"You are like a ray of sunshine!" is an example of:

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

6.
What is a simile?
a)
A  comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "like" or "as".
b)
Giving human characteristics to an animal, idea, or nonliving object.
c)
Words that imitate sounds.
d)
A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "is" or "was".
7.
What is a metaphor?
a)
A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
b)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.
c)
A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "is" or "was".
d)
Language that creates mental pictures by using sensory language.
8.
What is personification? 
a)
The use of words to imitate sounds.
b)
A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "like" or "as".
c)
A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.
d)
Giving an animal, idea, or object human or "person-like" characteristics. 
9.
What is Imagery?
a)
The use of words to imitate sounds.
b)
A figure of speech in which an animal, idea, or object is given human or "person-like" characteristics.
c)
Language that creates mental pictures by using sensory language.
d)
A big exaggeration in order to make a point. 
10.
What is onomatopoeia?
a)
The use of words that imitate sounds.
b)
A comparison of two unlike subjects using the words "like" or "as".
c)
Language that creates mental pictures by using sensory language.
d)
A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.
11.
What is an idiom?
a)
A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
b)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.
c)
a group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.
d)
a comparison of two unlike objects using the words "is" or "was".
12.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in teh same phrase.
b)
A group of words whose meaning is different from the ordinary or literal meaning.
c)
A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
d)
The use of words that imitate sounds.
13.
What is alliteration?
a)
A big exaggeration to make a point.
b)
A big exaggeration in order to make a point.
c)
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in the same phrase.
d)
A figure of speech in which an animal, object, or idea is given human or person-like characteristics. 
14.
"Make me your radio, turn me up when you feel low..."
a)
Personification
b)
Simile
c)
Imagery
d)
Metaphor
15.
"You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog
Quit snoopin’ ’round my door
You can wag your tail
But I ain’t gonna feed you no more"
 
a)
Onopatopoeia
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
d)
Simile
16.
"You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes
You’re paralyzed
‘Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one’s gonna save you from the beast about to strike."
a)
Imagery
b)
Personification 
c)
Idiom
d)
Alliteration
17.
"I took a walk around the world toEase my troubled mindI left my body laying somewhereIn the sands of timeI watched the world float to the darkSide of the moonI feel there is nothing I can do"
a)
Imagery 
b)
Simile
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Idiom
18.
"I like that boom boom pow..."
a)
Imagery
b)
Allliteration
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Personification
19.
"Yeah I heard it through the grape vine, not much longer will you be mine, ooh yeah I heard it through the grape vine."
a)
Alliteration
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor
d)
Idiom
20.
"You've got a smile that could light up this whole town"
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Alliteration
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
21.
"My power flurries through the air into the ground. My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around. And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast. I'm never going back the past is in the past."
a)
Idiom
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Metaphor
d)
Alliteration
22.
"Ain't no mountain high enough"
a)
Alliteration
b)
Idiom
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Imagery
23.
"Boom, boom, boom even brighter than the moon, moon, moon."
a)
Personification
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Metaphor
d)
Alliteration
24.
"The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky. Are also on the faces of the people passing by. I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do. They're really saying I love you."
a)
Imagery
b)
Idiom
c)
Metaphor
d)
Personification
25.
"Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
And I say it’s all right
Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here"
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Onomatopoeia
d)
Personification
26.
"I’m the sunshine in your hair
I’m the shadow on the ground
I’m the whisper in the wind
I’m your imaginary friend"
a)
Simile
b)
Metaphor
c)
Personification
d)
Imagery
27.
"And I'm going to miss you, like a child misses their blanket."
a)
Metaphor
b)
Idiom
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
28.

A figure of speech in which two essentially dissimilar objects or concepts are compared with one another with the use of “like” or “as

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Metaphor

29.

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two dissimilar things without the express use of “like” or “as.”

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Simile

30.

A figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human

a)

Idiom

b)

Understatement

c)

Personification

d)

Onomatopoeia

31.

A boldly overstated or exaggerated claim or statement that adds emphasis without the intention of being literally true

a)

Allusion

b)

Understatement

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

32.

A figure of speech employed by writers to intentionally make a situation seem less important than it really is

a)

Understatement

b)

Imagery

c)

Simile

d)

Allusion

33.

A brief reference to a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work with which the reader is presumably familiar

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Idiom

c)

Allusion

d)

Metaphor

34.

The use of language to evoke a sensory experience or create a picture with words for a reader

a)

Imagery

b)

Alliteration

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Idiom

35.

A word that imitates the natural sounds of a thing

a)

Allusion

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Onomatopoeia

36.

The repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds

a)

Idiom

b)

Imagery

c)

Alliteration

d)

Hyperbole

37.

A saying or expression that is widely used among speakers of a certain language and whose figurative meaning is different from its literal meaning

a)

Idiom

b)

Personification

c)

Imagery

d)

Understatement

38.

A comparison using like or as

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Allusion

d)

Analogy

39.

A comparison not using like or as

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Allusion

d)

Analogy

40.

A metaphor that extends over multiple lines, phrases, or paragraphs

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Extended Metaphor

d)

Extended Simile

41.

An exaggeration

a)

Understatement

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Idiom

d)

Tone

42.

Making something less than it actually is

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Idiom

c)

Mood

d)

Understatement

43.

A reference to something outside the text

a)

Mood

b)

Illusion

c)

Allusion

d)

Understatement

44.

Descriptions that invoke the 5 senses

a)

Imagery

b)

Personification

c)

Tone

d)

Allusion

45.

Giving human qualities to something that is not human

a)

Personification

b)

Tone

c)

Mood

d)

Idiom

46.

An expression that differs from it’s literal meaning.


Ex. “That was a piece of cake.”

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Analogy

c)

Extended Metaphor

d)

Idiom

47.

The way an author feels about something

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

48.

The way the reader feels about something

a)

Tone

b)

Mood

49.

As cold as ice

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

simile

50.

Fair is foul, and foul is fair...

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

imagery

d)

idiom

51.

She never stops talking...

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

metaphor

d)

personification

52.

He's a chip off the old block...

a)

metaphor

b)

personification

c)

idiom

d)

imagery

53.

The crimson apple glistened in her hand.

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

idiom

d)

imagery

54.

Love is a garden.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Imagery

d)

onomatopoeia

55.

Wham!

a)

personification

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

imagery

d)

idiom

56.

Love grabbed hold of him and wouldn't let go.

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

simile

d)

metaphor

57.

  • Like a box of chocolates

a)

metaphor

b)

imagery

c)

idiom

d)

simile

58.

Death, in approaching him had stalked with his black shadow before him, and enveloped the victim.

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

59.

Boom!

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

simile

d)

onomatopoeia

60.

More than you can shake a stick at...

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

alliteration

61.

Love, whether newly born or aroused from a deathlike slumber, must always create sunshine, filling the heart so full of radiance, that it overflows upon the outward world.

a)

hyperbole

b)

personification

c)

imagery

d)

alliteration

62.

Keep an ear to the ground

a)

idiom

b)

hyperbole

c)

personification

d)

metaphor

63.

His brain’s the size of a pea.

a)

personification

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

metaphor

64.

The girl grabbed the golden goose and ran.

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

simile

65.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
66.

This is a ...

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

rhyme

d)

homophone

67.

A metaphor...

a)

Compares 2 things using "like" or "as"

b)

Compares 2 things without using "like" or "as"

c)

Giving human characteristics to something non-human.

d)

Is word play or a joke

68.
What does this represent?
a)
Alliteration
b)
Dialect
c)
personification
d)
onomatopoeia
69.

Definition: an expression that means something totally different than the the literal interpretation of its words would suggest

a)

idiom

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

alliteration

d)

irony

70.

Definition:  

when an author uses words or phrases in ways that may not be literal and makes the text interesting

a)

Figurative Language

b)

Literal Language

c)

Irony

d)

Hyberbole

71.
"The city was a jungle" is an example of what? This is an example of ...... 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
72.

Definition: describes using 5 senses; helps you see a picture in your mind

a)

Imagery

b)

Idiom

c)

Repetition

d)

Metaphor

73.

Definition: the repetition of the same vowel sounds inside of words that are close together

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

irony

d)

metaphor

74.

Definition: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

repetition

75.

Imagery is...

a)

Using the same beginning sound for a string of words

b)

Using the senses to describe something in detail

c)

Extreme exaggerations

d)

Using a thing to represent a feeling or idea

76.

What is a hyperbole?

a)

Telling the truth

b)

An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally.

c)

A brief reference to a famous person or event

d)

The combination of two words of opposite meaning for dramatic, comedic or provocative effect

77.

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

oxymoron

78.

Comparison that uses no connection words

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

idiom

d)

cliche

79.

Obvious exaggeration used to emphasize a point or add excitement and humor to a story

a)

hyperbole

b)

metaphor

c)

imagery

d)

pun

80.

Words or phrases that appeal to the senses and conjure up mental images

a)

oxymoron

b)

imagery

c)

alliteration

d)

parallelism

81.

A two-word or three-word phrases that contains opposite words or ideas, often contradicting each other.

a)

personification

b)

hyperbole

c)

oxymoron

d)

parallelism

82.

Giving human qualities or actions to something that is not human

a)

pun

b)

assonance

c)

personification

d)

simile

83.

A play on words usually through different meanings connected to the same word or different words that sound similar.

a)

oxymoron

b)

alliteration

c)

pun

d)

imagery

84.

Repetition of the beginning consonant sounds in a group of words

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

parallelism

d)

personification

85.

Repetition of the vowel sound at the beginning, middle or end of a group of words

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

assonance

d)

imagery

86.

Repetition of words, phrases, or sentences structures within the piece of writing

a)

hyperbole

b)

parallelism

c)

alliteration

d)

oxymoron

87.

Definition: Giving human qualities to a non-human thing.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

88.

Definition: A comparison of two unlike things, not using "like" or "as," that says one thing is another.

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Metaphor

89.

Definition: An exaggeration that can't possibly be true.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

90.

Definition: A comparison of two things using "like" or "as."

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Personification

91.

What is the meaning of the personification "the pencils sat together in a nice order"?

a)

The pencils were organized

b)

The pencils have pictures of chairs on them

c)

The pencils were made into a chair

d)

The pencils had legs and could sit

92.

"Love's a game," "I can read you like a magazine," "rumor's fly," -- which order is correct?

a)

Metaphor, simile, personification

b)

Personification, metaphor, simile

c)

Simile, metaphor, personification

d)

Personification, metaphor, simile

93.

"My father was the sun and the moon to me" is an example of _______.

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

94.

What is the meaning of the simile "life is like a box of chocolates"?

a)

Life is bitter.

b)

Life is only good for those who can afford it.

c)

Life is full of unexpected options.

d)

Life is better when it has peanut butter.

95.

What is the meaning of the hyperbole "I am so hungry I could eat a horse"?

a)

The person enjoys eating horses.

b)

The person will eat horse-shaped food.

c)

The person has a large appetite.

d)

The person has eaten horses in the past.

96.

"My blood is a flood." "The fires find a home" "I'm quiet like a fire." Which order is correct?

a)

Simile, metaphor, personification

b)

Metaphor, personification, simile

c)

Personification, metaphor, simile

d)

Metaphor, simile, personification

97.

Words that imitate the sound they make

a)

Onomatopoeia

b)

Symbol

c)

Idiom

d)

Alliteration

98.

The beat in a poem

a)

Stanza

b)

Lines

c)

Rhythm

d)

Rhyme

99.

Something that stands for or represent something else

a)

Idiom

b)

Stanza

c)

Alliteration

d)

Symbol

100.

repetition of end sound

a)

Rhythm

b)

Rhyme

c)

Alliteration

d)

Symbol

101.

Extreme Exaggeration

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

102.

Giving an animal, object, or idea a human quality

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Rhyme

d)

Rhyme scheme

103.

Story told from a character not in the story

a)

Narrator

b)

First person

c)

Third person

d)

Stanza

104.

A comparison of two object using like or as

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Symbol

d)

Alliteration

105.

Story told from a character within the story

a)

narrator

b)

First person

c)

Third person

d)

Stanza

106.

A phrase with a meaning different than it’s literal meaning

a)

Alliteration

b)

personification

c)

Idiom

d)

Repetition

107.

Repetition of beginning sounds

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

Stanza

108.

Rows of words in poetry

a)

Lines

b)

Stanza

c)

Repetition

d)

Rhyme

109.

Arrangements of rhyming lines to create a pattern

a)

Alliteration

b)

Rhyme Scheme

c)

Lines

d)

Stanza

110.

A direct comparison of two objects

a)

Simile

b)

Alliteration

c)

Idiom

d)

Metaphor

111.

Using the same sound, word, phrase or line over and over

a)

Rhyme

b)

Repetition

c)

Rhyme Scheme

d)

Stanza

112.

Lines grouped together in poetry

a)

Stanza

b)

Lines

c)

Repetition

d)

Rhyme

113.

Person telling the story

a)

narrator

b)

First person

c)

Third person

d)

Stanza

114.

Crash, bang, buzz, swish, and splash are all examples of what type of figurative language?

a)

Alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Oxymoron

d)

Assonance

115.
"Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ____________________.
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Personification
d)
Structure
116.
"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow." This is an example of _____________________.
a)
Style
b)
Plot
c)
Repetition
d)
Rhyme
117.
The idiom, "Its raining cats and dogs" means..
a)
Its actually raining cats and dogs outside
b)
It is raining 
c)
Its raining really hard outside
d)
The weather is perfect
118.
"The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of  _____________________________. 
a)
Simile
b)
Personification
c)
Metaphor 
d)
Style
119.
"The eerie silence was shattered by her scream." This is an example of ___________________________. 
a)
Theme
b)
Plot
c)
Rhyme
d)
Imagery
120.
What is a hyperbole?
a)
An exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. 
b)
Telling the truth
c)
Comparing a rock to a island
d)
Break a leg
121.
The _________ of the movie Hunger Games starts with introducing a dystopian world. The main character volunteers to fight to the death in a match against 23 other teenagers to save her sister. 
a)
Theme
b)
Structure
c)
Style
d)
Plot
122.
"The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of ___________________________. 
a)
Rhythm
b)
Structure
c)
Style
d)
Personification
123.

“It's a piece of cake.”

a)

hyperbole

b)

idiom

c)

allusion

d)

simile

124.

“Tick, tock.” ― Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

allusion

125.
Delighted, peaceful, frustrated, and angry are all examples of words that could describe the author's __________, or attitude.
a)
Tone
b)
Style
c)
Metaphor
d)
Mood
126.
I was so tired after school, I slept for a month! 
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
metaphor
127.

”A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open”.-Frank Zappa

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

alliteration

128.

“I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing.” - Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People

a)

hyperbole

b)

allusion

c)

personification

d)

idiom

129.

“ It’s raining cats and dogs.”

a)

personification

b)

idiom

c)

alliteration

d)

allusion

130.

“Conscience is a man’s compass.” - Vincent Van Gogh

a)

simile

b)

alliteration

c)

metaphor

d)

idiom

131.
What is a simile? 
a)
Comparing two unlike things without  using  like and as
b)
Comparing two things in a text
c)
Comparing two unlike things using  like and as
d)
None of the above
132.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
a)
You are as a beautiful as a flower.
b)
The trees danced in the wind.
c)
I waited in line for 10 years!
d)
He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 
133.
Which of the following in an example of onomatopoeia?
a)
Boom!
b)
No!
c)
Yes!
d)
Go!
134.
BAM!  The door shut behind me. 
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
personification
c)
simile
d)
idiom
135.
An extreme exaggeration used for effect
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
136.
The idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" means..
a)
Every cloud is outlined in silver
b)
It was a great movie with Jennifer Lawrence 
c)
Even difficult days will turn out for the better
d)
Move on with life

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