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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is personification?comparing two things using like or asgiving human traits to objects or ideasa dramatic exaggerationa word that resembles the sound it represents - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is alliteration?giving human traits to objects or ideasa phrase that means something else than what it saysrepeating the same initial sound in several wordsa contradictory phrase
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an onomatopoeia?a word that resembles the sound it makescomparing two things using "like" or "as"a dramatic exaggerationcomparing two things by saying one is the other
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an oxymoron?giving human traits to objects or ideasa phrase that means something else than what it saysrepeating the same initial sound in neighboring wordswords or phrases that are contradictory
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a simile?a phrase that means something else than what it sayscomparing two things by saying one is the othercomparing two things by using like or asa word that resembles the sound it represents
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a metaphor?comparing two things using like or asrepeating the same inital sound in neighboring wordsa phrase that means something else than what it sayscomparing two things by saying one is the other
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a hyperbole?comparing two things using like or asan extreme exaggerationgiving human traits to objects or ideaswords or phrases that are contradictory
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an idiom?a pharse that means something else than what it sayscomparing two things using like or asan extreme exagerationgiving human traits to objects or ideas
- 9. Multiple ChoiceMatch the definition with the term:
comparing two unlike things by using the words "like" or "as"idiomsimilepersonificationalliteration - 10. Multiple ChoiceMatch the definition with the term:
a short phrase combining two terms that are normally contradictoryhyperboleonomatopoeiaoxymoronalliteration - 11. Multiple ChoiceMatch the definition with the term:
repeating the same initial sound in several words of a phrase or sentencealliterationpersonificationidiomhyperbole - 12. Multiple ChoiceMatch the definition with the term:
comparing two unlike things by saying one is the othermetaphoroxymoronpersonificationoxymoron - 13. Multiple ChoiceMatch the definition with the term:
a word that resembles the sound it representssimileonomatopoeiaalliterationhyperbole - 14. Multiple ChoiceMatch the definition with the term:
giving human traits to objects or ideasidiomalliterationmetaphorpersonification - 15. Multiple ChoiceMatch the definition with the term:
a phrase that means something else than what it saysidiomsimilehyperboleoxymoron - 16. Multiple ChoiceMatch the definition with the term:
an exaggeration so dramatic, nobody will believe italliterationonomatopoeiahyperboleoxymoron - 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The thunder boomed in the storm.oxymoronpersonificationalliterationonomatopoeia - 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.hyperbolealliterationonomatopoeiaoxymoron - 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.personificationalliterationmetaphorsimile - 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
That freshly baked apple pie looks awfully good.hyperbolemetaphorsimileoxymoron - 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The runner ran like a cheetah in the race.metaphoroxymoronsimilehyperbole - 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.personificationonomatopoeiahyperbolemetaphor - 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.hyperboleoxymoronalliterationonomatopoeia - 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Tracy was really feeling down in the dumps.personificationidiomhyperbolemetaphor - 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.similemetaphorhyperbolealliteration - 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
I have told you a million times not to do that!personificationalliterationhyperboleoxymoron - 27. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The waiter served us a delicious plate of jumbo shrimp.alliterationpersonificationoxymoronhyperbole - 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is shown?
The ocean waves danced in the moonlight.personificationhyperboleonomatopoeiaoxymoron - Answer choicesTagsAnswer choicesTags