Boy of the Painted Cave: Figurative Language Quiz

"...when he turned around, all he saw were the dancing shadows of the willow trees."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"Wa-woo-oong-eewoo-oo-wahoo, it went, sending an icy chill up Tao's spine."

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"'You are like a stone!' he roarded. 'You learn nothing.'"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Idiom

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"Garth threw back his head and laughed grimly. 'Cross the river into their land, and they will hunt you down like a jackal.'"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Tao looked at this old woman whose eyes were still young and green like the leaves of a willow tree."

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"Branches whipped across his face, tree roots caught at his feet, holding him back."

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

"The trees, the shadows, the night itself became a tangled wall, holding him back as he plunged into the darkness."

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

This type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare one thing to another.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

This type of figurative language, describes a sound being heard.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

"The big brown Boxer barked boisterously." Is an example of what type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• An Idiom

• A Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3