Quiz#2 Figurative Language I

A metaphor uses the words like or as to compare two relatively unlike objects.

• True

• False

A simile uses the words like or as to compare two unlike things

• True

• False

Figurative language is language that means exactly what is said.

• True

• False

 Choose the type of figurative language best used in this sentence:

"The island was as hot as the sun".

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

• Oxymoron

_________ is a person, place, object, or action that represents for something beyond itself.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Symbolism

A theme is the underlying message or universal concept of a story.

• True

• False

"She is the sun in my life". This is an example of _______.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Oxymoron

"The leaves danced in the wind". This is an example of ________.

• Personification

• Repetition

• Simile

• Symbolism

Imagery is language that appeals to the senses.

• True

• False

To convey is to _______ a theme in literature.

• communicate

• hide

• change

• forget