Figurative Language Quiz 14 (60 MCQs)

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1. The papers jumped from Miss Clanton's desk when she opened the window.
2. In winter, when it rained, he climbed into bed and felt as snug as a bug in a rug.What figurative language device is being used in the sentence above?
3. Figurative language is ..... El lenguaje figurado es .....
4. When fiction writers want to engage their audience using a more creative tone that provokes thinking and sometimes humor, what were they used for their writing?
5. Using the same letter sound throughout the sentence
6. What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?The heater yelled as it came on for the first time for the winter.
7. ..... is a comparison between two different things using "like" or "as"
8. My fingers are icicles!
9. What type of figurative language is the repetition of the same sound or letter in a sentence or phrase?
10. Tommy is a bull in a china stop
11. The writers attitude toward what they're writing about.
12. Which type of figurative language is below?The sand pulled at my feet.
13. "The ice cream was calling my name"
14. Name the figurative language: "the cookies were so delicious, I think I could eat a million of them!"
15. Mom, I will just die if I can't go to the movies
16. 3) These sitters had been tongueless, earless, eyeless .....
17. Language and poetic techniques use to create mental pictures and cause emotions in the reader.
18. Giving human qualities to inanimate objects
19. OUCH! Charlie bit my finger!
20. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us.
21. The sun smiled after the rain stopped.
22. Figurative LanguageA word or phrase that does not have its normal, everyday, literal meaning. It is used by the writer to create a mental picture for the reader, for dramatic effect, or to make writing more interesting and clear.
23. I can't come over because I have a million things to do
24. The art gallery displayed hundreds of ..... and .....
25. 2) "It was the time for sitting on porches ..... It was the time to hear things and talk ..... "
26. A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as.
27. If he does not talk to me today, I will die.
28. "Shawn would move mountains for Angela."What's the meaning of this hyperbole?
29. "My dad is strong like Superman" is saying .....
30. What kind of figurative language is being used?Amy ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
31. The horse galloped lightning.What is this an example of?
32. Nick is a beast on the football field.
33. She was humming a song.
34. A comparison of two nouns that don't use like or as is a/an .....
35. Jacob was a perfect angel during school.
36. The sky was any angry, purple monster. It roared fiercely as the thunder crashed and the rain poured.
37. Which song lyrics contain hyperbole?
38. What type of figurative language is used in the sentence:'The leaves waved in the wind'?
39. Taryn took ten terrific tacos to Taylor's table.
40. The stuffed animals were placed two by two on the bed in a Noah's ark fashion.
41. What type of figurative language is used in the following lines?"For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;"
42. Tim took tons of tools to make toys for the tots.
43. What is the meaning of the personification in the sentence below?The cold snowflakes kissed her cheeks.
44. I will not have you, in one night, besmirching that name by behaving like a babbling, bumbling band of baboons
45. This sentence is an example of what: "I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass."
46. When two or more words that start with the same sound are used repeatedly in a phrase.
47. The fire roared to life
48. Comparing to unlike things by saying that one thing is another thing.
49. "The sunlight kissed her head as the gentle breeze whispered in her ear." This is an example of .....
50. Dawn is like a seedthat will grow into daylight.This is an example of:
51. The comic book superhero Spider-Man possesses a Spidey sense that warns him of trouble that's coming his way. What is the meaning of the ALLUSION in the sentence below? Luther picked up his pace on the trail as his Spidey sense began to tingle.
52. "I feel as happy as a puppy rolling around in the grass" is an example of .....
53. A black bug bit a big black bear.
54. A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.NO like or as.
55. "When pigs fly" is an example of which type of figurative language?
56. Opportunity was knocking at his door.
57. Defne Personification
58. Vivian noticed the moon playing peek-a-boo with the clouds
59. "The whole world was staring at me!" This sentence is an example of .....
60. The tree leaves danced in the wind.