Figurative Langauge Quiz

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

• metaphor
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"The tropical storm slept for two days," is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• metaphor
• personification
• simile
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"I had so much homework, I need a pickup truck to carry my books home!" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• hyperbole
• personification 
• metaphor
• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

An example of alliteration is "The cat sat on the mat." 

• True 
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"My homework is a large rhino taking up my room!" is an example of what type of figurative language? 

• metaphor
• idiom
• hyperbole
• onomatopoeia

An example of onomatopoeia is...

• When I added the milk to my cereal it went snap, crackle and pop!
• That's the first photo of France from the outer Space. 
• The snow is a white blanket.
• The trees whispered in the moonlight.

A well-known phrase that means something different than what it actually says.

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5B

CCSS.L.4.5B

Don't be a stick in the mud! 

• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

"Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!"

This is an example of:

• idiom

• ononmatopoeia

• personification

• repetition

Why do people use figurative language?

• To make writing more interesting and to create images in the reader's head.
• To use fancy big words.
• To make their writing longer.
• To create a universal truth or deeper message. 

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4