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Figurative Language Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Descriptive words that appeal to the senses
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
2.
Giving human qualities to non-living objects
a)
personification
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
hyperbole
3.
A comparison of two seemingly unlike things
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
hyperbole
4.
Words or phrases that are repeated in writings to give emphasis
a)
alliteration
b)
repetition
c)
assonance
d)
consonance
5.
"The air is like a butterfly"
a)
methaphor
b)
simile
c)
repetition
d)
onomatopoeia
6.
"To the swinging and the ringing of the bells, bells, bells..."
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
repetition
d)
onomatopoeia
7.
"The wind stood up and gave a shout"
a)
metaphor
b)
personification
c)
imagery
d)
onomatopoeia
8.
Danny's room is a pig-sty.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
hyperbole
d)
personification
9.
"Blazing in gold and quenching in purple,"
a)
metaphor
b)
consonance
c)
imagery
d)
personification
10.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.


Uses LIKE or AS.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

11.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.


NO like or as.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Onomatopoeia

d)

Hyperbole

12.

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

13.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The students were as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

14.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The walker was a turtle when she made her way through the race.

a)

Personification

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

15.

What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?


The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for the winter.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

16.

Which type of figurative language uses the words LIKE or AS?

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

17.

What does the sentence below actually mean?


Lightning danced across the sky.

a)

The lightning was at a dance party.

b)

The lightning was bad at dancing.

c)

There was a lot of lightning in the sky during a storm.

d)

There was no lightning in the sky.

18.

What does the sentence below actually mean?


The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.

a)

The car was not starting and making noises.

b)

The car was a big complainer.

c)

The car started up perfectly normal.

d)

The car hurt the person inside.

19.

What does the sentence below actually mean?


The new iPhone costs an arm and a leg.

a)

The new iPhone does not cost a lot of money.

b)

Someone can get the new iPhone for free

c)

The iPhone is expensive

d)

You need to pay for the phone with your arm and leg.