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Figurative Language High School

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A simile.....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

compares two unlike things using the words like or as

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

2.
Identify the simile
a)
I like apples.
b)
Apples taste sweet.
c)
You're the apple of my eye.
d)
This apple is as sweet as candy.
3.

what is a metaphor

a)

is when someone compares you to something without saying like

b)

when you say a hint to someone

c)

when you compare with someone saying like

d)

I don´t know

4.
Identify the metaphor
a)
My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.
b)
My heart is a muscle.
c)
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
d)
My heart is like a muscle.
5.
Simile or Metaphor:
My father is a bear in the morning.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
6.
Simile or Metaphor:
My sister is like an angel in my life.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
7.

Diction is the literary term that means

a)

The connections we have with words

b)

An author's choice of words

c)

The definition of words

d)

The common way of speaking with friends

8.

Refers to the feelings and ideas a word evokes.

a)

Synonym

b)

Denotation

c)

Connotation

d)

Diction

9.

Denotation is a word's ____________.

a)

Literal, dictionary definition

b)

Emotional meaning

c)

Diction

d)

Mood

10.

Mood refers to...

a)

The definition of words used in a text

b)

The choices an author makes in a text

c)

Relating to a text

d)

The emotional setting of a text

11.

What is theme?

a)

a brief account of the main facts about something

b)

a main topic or message in a the story

c)

a way to describe things

d)

what your essay is going to be about (claim)

12.

When an author gives the reader a hint of what's to come...

a)

foreshadow

b)

imagery

c)

flashback

13.
The author's attitude toward the subject matter is called ________.
a)
mood
b)
tone
14.
Imagery is language that creates a picture.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Language that appeals to the senses
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
imagery
16.
What is a thesis statement?
a)
A general idea of what the essay is about
b)
A summary of the main idea
c)
A statement that explains the main idea of an essay
d)
A suggestion that you should read the essay
17.
Where should a thesis statement appear?
a)
first paragraph
b)
anywhere in the essay
c)
last paragraph
d)
the first sentence of every paragraph
18.

What is textual evidence?

a)

Your claim.

b)

Proof from the text to support your answer.

c)

What the author thinks about a topic.

d)

An explanation in your own words about your claim.

19.

A hyperbole .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

is an exaggeration so outrageous that no one would believe that it is true

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

20.

Personification .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

is the attribution of human characteristics to non-living objects

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

21.

Onomatopoeia .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

is a word that names something or an action by imitating the sound associated with it

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

22.

An allusion .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

is a reference to a preexisting person, work, event, or well-known piece of pop culture

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

23.

An antithesis .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

places opposites together to make the features of each seem more intense

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

24.

Irony .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

is mocking sarcasm that causes a statement to have the opposite meaning from what what is said

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

25.

Oxymoron .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

the use of an unmatched term to create an intended impression

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

26.

Synecdohe .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

using a part of something to represent the entire thing

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

27.

Litotes (understatement) .....

a)

tells what a person likes

b)

statement of extreme reduction of the evident value or amount

c)

compares two similar things

d)

tells what a person is doing

28.

Identify the antithesis

a)

I like apples.

b)

Apples taste sweet.

c)

You're the apple of my eye.

d)

The light in the window was a beacon of light