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

"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 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

"He could stare into her eyes for a thousand years." is an example of what?

• Personification
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

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

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Ted took the toaster to Allison's on Tuesday.

• Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Ms. Hearon bought all the pencils in the world, and Mr. Lawson took them from her. 

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Mr. Kern is Father Time because of how old he is. 

• Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor
• Simile
• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

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

Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

• pour

• zap

• reach

• feel

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5