Figurative Language Quiz

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• pun

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

• hyperbole

• simile

• oxymoron

• pun

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

A word that imitates the sound it represents.

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

• pun

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RL.7.4

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

• pun

• idiom

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

A phrase made up of words containing opposite meanings.

• pun

• idiom

• simile

• oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

How does figurative language affect a piece of writing?

• Figurative language has no impact on the reader's understanding.

• Figurative language adds depth, evokes emotions, and creates vivid imagery in writing.

• Figurative language makes writing more confusing.

• It makes the writing more fun to read.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5D

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What does this idiom mean?

SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG

• Somewhat cozy but not ideal.
• Wound tightly to the point of suffocation.

• Wedged tightly.

• Very comfortable and cozy.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4