Figurative Language Quiz

What is the definition of personification?

• Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

• Personification

• The act of impersonating someone

• The process of becoming a person

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following sentences contains personification? a) The wind whispered through the trees. b) The cat sat on the mat. c) The sun is shining brightly. d) I have a lot of homework to do.

• b) The cat sat on the mat.

• a) The wind whispered through the trees.

• c) The sun is shining brightly.

• d) I have a lot of homework to do.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the definition of alliteration?

• Repetition of the same word at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter in the middle of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following examples demonstrates alliteration? a) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. b) The dog chased the ball. c) The sky is blue. d) I like to eat pizza.

• a

• d

• c

• b

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the personification in the sentence: 'The flowers danced in the breeze.'

• The flowers laughed

• The breeze danced

• The flowers sang

• flowers danced

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the personification in the sentence: 'The stars winked at me from the night sky.'

• The stars were shining brightly.

• The stars were visible in the dark sky.

• The stars were twinkling in the night sky.

• The stars winked at me

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the personification in the sentence: 'The car engine roared to life.'

• The car engine was silent.

• The car engine purred softly.

• The car engine hummed a lullaby.

• The car engine roared to life.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore.'

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• Sally sells shells by the seashore.

• Sally buys seashells by the seashore.

• Sally sells seashells

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: 'The cat climbed up the tree.'

• climbed cat

• climbed up

• cat tree

• up tree

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: 'I have a yellow umbrella.'

• bright parasol

• yellow umbrella

• golden raincoat

• sunny shade

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4