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- 1. Multiple Choice"Wham!" is an example of what?OnomatopoeiaSimileMetaphorPersonification
- 2. Multiple Choice
An idiom is .
a phrase or expression meaning what it says
a phrase or expression with a different meaning
a definition
words that do not make sense
- 3. Multiple Choice
What does the idiom "you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar" mean?
Flies like vinegar more than honey.
It is a waste of time to argue.
People respond better to kindness.
It's easier to catch someone who eats honey.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Choose the words that make this statement true. The words must be chosen that show the correct order they should appear in the sentence.
Idioms only make sense if someone takes them ________________ not ____________________ .
literally, figuratively
seriously, surprisingly
figuratively, literally
home, to grandmas
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
He's as lazy as a dog.
My dad won't go hiking, he is a couch potato!
She was as cold as ice.
Her eyes shone like stars in the night.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Both metaphors and similes use "like" or "as" for a comparison.
True
False
- 7. Multiple Choice
Marcy was a waterfall when her dog was hit by a car. This is an example of a
personification
metaphor
similes
irony
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which is the definition of an idiom?
giving human characteristics to non-living things.
using "like" or "as" to compare two things.
comparing two things without using "like" or "as".
phrases that people use in everyday language that do not make sense literally but we understand what they mean.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The following are examples of what type of figurative language?
- let the cat out of the bag
- play it by ear
- money talks
- cat got your tongue
metaphor
idiom
personification
oxymoron
- 10. Multiple Choice
In the novel "The Keeping Room," Joey says: "Like hot water, anger rushes through me."
What type of figurative language is this an example of?
metaphor
simile
personification
hyperbole
- 11. Multiple Choice
What type of figurative language is in the following quote?
"I had no idea that seagulls were that fast. Quick as a flash the chip in my hand disappeared."
personification
metaphor
simile
idiom
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