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Figurative Language Quiz 15 (60 MCQs)

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1. A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
2. As slow as a sloth
3. What is the definition of personification?
4. What is the following sentence an example of:That girl is as sneaky as a snake!
5. Autum is as fast as lightening.
6. I nearly died laughing is an example of what?
7. Imagery is .....
8. Give me a handThis is an example of an .....
9. His words are a beam of light during these dark times.
10. His words cut like knives. Why would he say such horrible things?
11. The river spills over rocks and whispers to me-Kawishiwee ..... Kawishiwee-and rushes on to anywhere.This is an example of:
12. Which word means to compare two different things but you suggest that they are the same thing.
13. Identify the figurative language used in the sentence:'The classroom was a zoo.'
14. The snake slithered across the sandy beach.
15. I've been waiting in line for a hundred years.
16. What figurative device uses a number of words with the same first consonant sound.
17. This type of figurative language occurs when you refer to something outside of the text (like if you reference a mythical creature in your short story)
18. The feeling created in the reader through word choice.
19. Nila briefly brushed the baby's hair. This sentence uses .....
20. You're a couch potato.
21. Mr. Kern is Father Time because of how old he is.
22. Thud, went the sleigh as it landed on our roof.
23. A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.
24. What kind of figurative language is being used?5th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant hurricane.
25. A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.Uses LIKE or AS.
26. A type of personification that gives animal or non-human things human characteristics.
27. She is walking on eggshells means .....
28. Which type of figurative language uses the words LIKE or AS?
29. The Christmas alphabet has noel.
30. The thunder roared and the lightning cracked during the storm.What type of figurative language is this?
31. ..... is the representation of objects, actions, and ideas in a way that appeals to one of the ..... senses.
32. What figurative language gives human qualities to animals or objects?
33. We saw the dolphin swimming silently in the serene sea.
34. Is intentionally exaggerated figures of speech.
35. "He led the way, and Pallas Athena followed into the lofty hall."
36. What kind of figurative language is being used?I was so tired after school, I slept for a month!
37. The athlete was a cool as a cucumber, as she prepared for the big game.
38. Giving human traits to non living things
39. Hold your horses!
40. I bombed the Biology test. I wish had studied harder for it.What does this mean?
41. Repeating the same consonant at the beginning of words is
42. This type of figurative language describes something inhuman as if it were human, giving it human characteristics (e.g. Sadness seized me in its clutches)
43. Identify the type of figurative language being used:"We waited in line all day" .
44. His present stacked sky-high!
45. What takes non-human things and describes them as having human attributes
46. Which is the best example of alliteration?
47. The palm trees were dancing in the wind
48. A comparison between 2 unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
49. Rhythmical patterns of stressed and unstressed syllables.
50. Repetition of parts of phrases, clauses or sentences with the same pattern
51. Giving human qualities to animals or objects is (a)
52. It is going to take me a million years to write this essay.
53. Which figurative language gives human traits to non-human objects?
54. Choose the type of figurative language used in the following sentence:The monstrous German Shepherd lurched to its feet after hearing the screeching sound of the car tires. (a)
55. Which is an example of hyperbole?
56. This type of figurative language is an expression or phrase that does not mean exactly what it says. Hint:For example, it may be raining cats and dogs today.
57. Katie could sleep for a year; she is so tired!
58. She sings like an angelis an example of:
59. Find an example of alliteration in the text. What effect does it have?
60. What is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated
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