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Figurative Language H.W

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The feather danced across the room what.

what is this?

a)

Personification

b)

metaphor

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Similie

2.

The big little shrimp.

What is this?

a)

personifacation

b)

hyperbole

c)

oxymoron

d)

idom

3.

Giving an object/animal human traits.

What figurative language is this describing?

a)

idiom

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

4.

She is as sweet as sugar.

What does this SIMILE mean?

a)

She likes sugar.

b)

She LOVES sweets.

c)

She is kind and sensitive.

d)

none of the above.

5.

Does metaphor or simile use like or as?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

6.
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...
a)
Metaphor 
b)
Simile 
c)
Alliteration
d)
Onomatopoeia 
7.
A _____________ is a great exaggeration used to emphasize a point, and is used for expressive or comic effect. Example: "I have a ton of chores to do."
a)
Hyperbole 
b)
Imagery 
c)
Idiom 
d)
Personification 
8.

My dog ate so much he looked like a blimp.

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personficiation

e)

onomatopeia

9.

The sun gently kissed me as I hiked

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personficiation

e)

onomatopeia

10.

I've been waiting in line for a hundred years.

a)

alliteration

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

hyperbole

e)

onomatopeia

11.

When something that is not human takes on human qualities

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

e)

onomatopoeia

12.

Tyler stood up, popping out of his seat like a toaster strudel.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

13.

My plants are begging for water.

a)

alliteration

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

simile

d)

Personification

14.

The moon winked at me as I drifted off to sleep.

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

alliteration

e)

onomatopoeia

15.

The wind is howling

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

personification

16.

A ​ (a)   is a comparison between two unlike things using the words ​ (b)   or ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
simile
like
as
metaphor
but
how
hyperbole
has
17.
The popular TV program features the 'living dead'.
a)
Symbolism
b)
Irony
c)
Oxymoron
d)
Synechdoche
18.
It feels like it's 1000 degrees outside!
a)
Pun
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Anaphora
d)
Imagery
19.
The bodybuilder has a Herculean physique.
a)
Anaphora
b)
Irony
c)
Allusion
d)
Understatement