FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE QUIZ

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Lucky lady" is an example of what?

• metaphor 
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The city was a jungle." is an example of what?

• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Chicago is a city that is as fierce as a dog with fangs." is an example of what?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

"Boom" is an example of what?

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

"The sunshine threw his hat away." is an example of what?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Opportunity extended its hands to me." is an example of what?

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Onomatopoeia
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which sentence contains a simile?

• Rachel smiled like a Cheshire cat.

• Boyd had been awake for 500 hours.

• Our mayor is no Abe Lincoln.

• Farewell, my fair-haired friend.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Love is a thrill ride. This sentence uses ________.

• juxtaposition

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

This kid was a young Albert Einstein. This sentence uses ________.

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• metaphor

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4