WorksheetsFigurative Language Test
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The repetition of the same beginning consonant sound
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
2.
Extreme exaggeration
a)
hyperbole
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
3.
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
4.
Giving an animal or object human qualities
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
5.
An expression that does not mean what it says
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
6.
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
a)
assonance
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
7.
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
e)
idiom
8.
I was so hungry I could eat the plate.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
9.
The rain seemed like an old friend.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
idiom
10.
The cup went smash as it fell off the table.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
11.
He was a library of information about baseball.
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
12.
The curtain was waving to everyone as it blew through the window.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
13.
She took my breath away.
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
14.
The tree shook its branches angrily.
a)
personification
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
15.
Drip, drop, drip, drop went the raindrops falling on the roof of the house.
a)
onomatopoeia
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
idiom
16.
Ted tried tying tepees together.
a)
alliteration
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
assonance
17.
Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open.
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
18.
The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
idiom
19.
Leslie was in the dark about what was going on.
a)
idiom
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
20.
Sally sang a silly summer song.
a)
alliteration
b)
assonance
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
21.
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
a)
assonance
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
22.
Read the poems passed out by your teacher. Annotate the poems to identify the different types of figurative language that you find. Make sure to highlight or underline the examples AND write the name of the type of figurative language. For this question, type the names of the figurative language that you found.
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