Figurative Language Quiz 12 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which figure of speech is used in the sentence:'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds'?a) Simileb) Metaphorc) Personificationd) Hyperbole
2. Comparing 2 things NOT using like or as. (Hint:uses "was" )
3. A metaphor compares
4. The baby slept as quiet as a mouse.What is this an example of?
5. America is a melting pot.
6. What type of figurative language is this??The ocean called my name.
7. Comparing two objects using like or as
8. The ice sculptor's hands fluttered like hummingbird wings.
9. Katelyn didn't realize anyone was in the room while she was singing. "Don't stop, Beyonce, " said her mom. "You sound great!"
10. The leaves skipped across the ground.
11. Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.
12. Eight eleves snick into every present on Evergreen Street.
13. A simile COMPARES 2 things using the words ..... or .....
14. When a phrase conveys a figurative meaning that is difficult or impossible to understand based only on its literal interpretation.
15. What kind of figurative language is being used?The bus hit a tree and went boom as it exploded.
16. What is the meaning of the following statement?The stars were diamonds in the nighttime sky.
17. The elderly woman who was thrown from the train was having a rough morning.
18. What type of figurative language is shown?While working, write your wackiest words down.
19. We learned that after Christmas break we would be hosting a student teacher.
20. Click the button to take the picture.
21. He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes.
22. What is the following sentence an example of:She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
23. Red Rover, Red Rover send Robin right over.This sentence is an example of
24. "I caught a fish as big as a house, " is an example of what literary device?
25. A simile compares two things using the words ..... or .....
26. When a word sounds like its meaning.
27. My dog ate so much he looked like a blimp.
28. The sun smiled on me as I played kickball.
29. "Rita, I have told you a million times to clean your room!" screamed her mother. Rita's room was a pigsty, with clothes strewn everywhere and empty granola bar wrappers littering the floor. ''I don't know how anyone can live like this!" her mother continued. What type of figurative language is used above?
30. Giving a nonliving thing human qualities