Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following terms is used to compare two unrelated things by stating that one thing is another thing, even though it isn't literally true?

• simile

• personification

• idiom

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"Chocolate is my kryptonite" is an example of which term?

• allusion

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

_____ is when the _____ sound of words are repeated in close succession.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How can I change the following sentence to make it an example of a metaphor: "Love is like a battlefield".

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A phrase that through general usage within society, has gained a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of the words.

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• idiom

• allusion

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"My backpack weighs a millions pounds" is an example of which term?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"The moon played hide and seek with the clouds" is an example of which term?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• allusion

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired" is an example of which term?

• metaphor

• personifcation

• pun

• simile

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CCSS.L.8.5A

"The loud boom of the fireworks scared the dog" is an example of which term?

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

How can I change the following sentence to make it an example of a simile: "He's a walking encyclopedia".

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D