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Figurative Language Identification

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The snow was as white as a cloud.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
fluffy
2.
The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
personification
d)
Adele
3.
"I could've died laughing when my brother slipped and fell on the slippery ice" is:
a)
hyperbole
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
onomatopoeia
4.
What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
"Shawn would move mountains for Angela."
a)
Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together.
b)
Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes.
c)
Shawn would do anything for Angela.
d)
Angela is really pretty. 
5.
Since Jo won the contest, she has been on top of the world.
a)
at the North Pole
b)
up in a rocket
c)
very happy
d)
sitting on a globe
6.
What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
a)
Her hair is red.
b)
She talks really loudly.
c)
She gets really angry. 
d)
She spits when she talks. 
7.
Match the definition with the term:
a short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictory
a)
hyperbole
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
oxymoron
d)
alliteration
8.
Match the definition with the term:
repeating the same initial sound in several words of a phrase or sentence
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
idiom
d)
hyperbole
9.
Match the definition with the term:
a word that resembles the sound it represents
a)
simile
b)
onomatopoeia
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
10.
Match the definition with the term:
giving human traits to objects or ideas
a)
idiom
b)
alliteration
c)
metaphor
d)
personification
11.
The book was a spaceship that transported him to strange new worlds.
What figure of speech is this?
a)
Personification
b)
Hyperbole
c)
Simile
d)
Metaphor
12.
The thunder roared and the lightning cracked during the storm.
What type of figurative language is this?
a)
Hyperbole
b)
Onomatopoeia
c)
Personification
d)
Metaphor
13.
Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.
Which figure of speech is this?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Idiom
14.
The boy was standing like a statue on the sidewalk in everyone's way.
Which figurative language is this?
a)
Metaphor
b)
Personification
c)
Simile
d)
Hyperbole
15.

What is an allusion?

a)

A type of alliteration used in poetry

b)

A type of illusion created by magicians

c)

A type of conclusion drawn from a scientific experiment

d)

A reference to a person, place, event, or literary work

16.

Explain the allusion in the sentence: 'The team's victory was a Cinderella story.'

a)

The team's victory was a predictable outcome.

b)

The team's victory was a literal fairy tale.

c)

The team's victory was a tragic event.

d)

The team's victory was unexpected and remarkable.

17.

That jumbo shrimp is awfully good!

a)

metaphor

b)

oxymoron

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

hyperbole

18.

When your parents learn about your new plan to raise money, it's going to sink like the Titanic.

a)

pun

b)

allusion

c)

idiom

d)

personification

19.

It wasn't too neighborly when he poisoned my poodle.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement

20.

Jeb figured that wrestling the grizzly bear would be a tad bit risky, so he went back the way he came.

a)

hyperbole

b)

understatement