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- 1. Multiple Choice
The assignment was a breeze is an example of a(n)...MetaphorSimileAlliterationOnomatopoeia - 2. Multiple Choice
"Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of...
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
- 3. Multiple Choice
"Her long hair is an ocean of waves" is an example of...
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
metaphor
- 4. Multiple Choice
He has been walking for days and days is an example of:
Idiom
Simile
Cliche
Hyperbole
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of figurative language is this?
"You are as cuddly as a cactus; you're as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch."MetaphorHyperboleSimilePersonification - 6. Multiple ChoiceLines forming a group or a unit in a poem, like a paragraph in an essayRepetitionRhythmRhymeStanza
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWords that sound the same:
Cat / Hat
Fire / Desire
Fake / Steak
Pitter / PatterRhymeRhythmOnomatopoeiaStanza - 8. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the simileI like apples.Apples taste sweet.You're the apple of my eye.This apple is as sweet as candy.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the metaphorMy heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.My heart is a muscle.My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.My heart is like a muscle.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of alliteration?
"Quiet as a mouse"
"I am silver and exact"
"A canner can can anything that he can"
"One morning remarked to his granny"
- 11. Multiple Choice
List two instances of figurative language used in the following example: "And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door."
Repetition
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
- 12. Multiple Choice
"She was the most beautiful girl in the world" is an example of what?
Irony
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Alliteration
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of alliteration?
As straight as an arrow
She sells seashells by the seashore
Take a flight to an island in the sky
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
Yes!
Now!
Boom!
Why?
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a simile?
As straight as an arrow
The book grabbed my attention
It's raining cats and dogs
She is an angel
- 16. Multiple Choice
"Avoid like the plague" is an example of what?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
Hyperbole
- 17. Multiple Choice
"I've been waiting forever!" is an example of what?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
Symbolism
- 18. Multiple Choice
"His room was a hurricane of a mess" is an example of what?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Symbolism
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why do people use figurative language?
To be grammatically correct
Because Twenty One Pilots use it in their songs
So they do not have to use literal language
To make their writing interesting and visual, or to emphasize an idea and make a point
- 20. Multiple Choice
"The story jumped off of the page" is an example of what?
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Allusion
- 21. Multiple Choice"That assembly took a bazillion years", is an example of...MetaphorHyperboleFalse advertisingSuperiority
- 22. Multiple ChoiceIn the film 'Shrek', Shrek says 'ogres are like onions'. This is an example of what literary device?MetaphorSimileSettingTone
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich literary term gives human traits (emotion, movement, gestures and speech) to objects?HyperboleMetaphorEmotion-controlPersonification
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is the best example of alliteration?My teachers taught me to writeI am so hungry I could eat a horseThe big bully beat the boy blue
- 25. Multiple ChoiceKaty Perry, in her song 'Firework' says 'baby you're a firework'. What type of figurative language is this?PersonificationClimaxMetaphorOnomatopoeia
- 26. Multiple Choice
Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
Alliteration
Simile
Metaphor
- 27. Multiple Choice
An extreme exaggeration is...
onomatopoeia
personification
hyperbole
- 28. Multiple Choice
What is a comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use "like" or "as"?
Simile
Metaphor
alliteration
- 29. Multiple Choice
An example of an onomatopoeia is...
sweet as ice cream
Bam!
lovely doll
- 30. Multiple ChoiceA comparison of two unlike things using like or as (Ex. The ants scurried as fast as a cheetah).SimileSymbolismMetaphorPersonification
- 31. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct meaning of each underlined idiom.
I held my tongue even though I knew that mai probably found out from her mom, our school principal.
kept quiet
grabbed my tongue
stuck out my tongue
made a funny face
- 32. Multiple Choice
Choose the correct meaning of each underlined idiom.
Mai continued, "Let's put our heads together and think of something to contribute to the auction."
whisper quietly
sit next to one another
work together to make a plan
put our heads on the table
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an Idiom?An old wise sayingA word or phrase that has a different meaning than what is being saidA literal statement that means what it saysNone of these answers
- 34. Multiple Choice
Ka-Pow!
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
- 35. Multiple Choice
Nick's idea was a thought grenade!
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
simile
- 36. Multiple Choice
Her hair was like a nest.
hyperbole
adage
simile
metaphor
- 37. Multiple Choice
The situation between Nick and Mrs. Granger was like a chess game.
personification
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
- 38. Multiple Choice
The early bird gets the worm.
idiom
personification
proverb
metaphor
- 39. Multiple Choice
Sally sold her sister's socks to Susan.
adage
alliteration
hyperbole
idiom
- 40. Multiple Choice
an old familiar saying that expresses wisdom
simile
metaphor
idiom
proverb/adage
hyperbole
- 41. Multiple Choice
Slow and steady wins the race.
simile
metaphor
idiom
proverb/adage
hyperbole
- 42. Multiple Choice
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
simile
metaphor
proverb/adage
idiom
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