Figurative Language Quiz

Identify the type of figurative language used in this statement: My father was the sun and the moon to me.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

I got to the sale too late and they were sold out. Oh well, the early bird catches the worm!

• alliteration

• personification

• idiom

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The lonely stuffed animal sat on the shelf, wondering when someone would buy him.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• idiom

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

As the sun began to set, we roasted marshmallows over the crackling fire. 

• idiom

• hyberbole

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

She was wide-eyed and wondering while she waited for Walter to waken.

• assonance

• alliteration

• consonance

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

We will wait at the gate, don't be late!

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of the hyperbole in the following sentence? “This test is taking forever.”

• The test is literally never ending.

• The test is taking too long.

• The test is easy.

• The test probably takes a whole year.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Choose the oxymoron:

• Icy hot

• award winning

• similarly alike

• Totally different

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which of the following sentences contains a simile? Select all that apply.

• The sun is a burning ball of fire

• The wind howled through the night

• She is as innocent as an angel

• He moved like a lion in anger.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor? 

• My uncle is a couch potato.

• The concert was so crowded, it felt like a million people were there.

• My new baby cousin is as cute as a button.

• Her smile is a ray of sunshine.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D