Figurative Language Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• She swims like a fish.

• The snow is a white blanket.

• He runs as fast as lightning.

• She is as busy as a bee.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is personification?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• He's running like the wind.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The car was old and tired.

• I've told you a million times.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does the idiom "break a leg" mean?

• Literally breaking one's leg

• To stop by force

• Good luck

• To dance well

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The wind whispered through the willows.

• The cat climbed the cold castle.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• Both B and C

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an onomatopoeia?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Words that imitate the sound they describe

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• An exaggeration for effect

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Adjective

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

What does the metaphor "time is a thief" suggest?

• Time is valuable and should be spent wisely.

• Time steals your most precious moments.

• Time can be stolen like a physical object.

• Time helps in healing wounds.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is an example of oxymoron?

• Act naturally

• Only choice

• Pretty ugly

• All of the above

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A