Figurative Language Quiz 16 (30 MCQs)

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1. True or False:The following line is an idiom:"My Fortnite game is calling my name to come play it!"
2. That boxer's head is as hard as rock.
3. Which of these is an example of personification?
4. I was so excited for the weekend that school on Friday took an eternity.What is this an example of?
5. Life is a highway.
6. A point by point comparison made between two things to show how they are alike.
7. What is an intentional exaggeration of the truth, used to emphasize the importance of something or to create a comic effect
8. Giving human characteristics to nonhuman object or animals is an example of what type of figurative language?
9. Explain the meaning of the metaphor below.Todd is a walking dictionary!
10. Identify the sentence that uses personification:a) The flowers danced in the wind.b) The car zoomed down the highway.c) The raindrops fell softly on the roof.d) The stars twinkled in the night sky.
11. Name the figurative language: "he was a gazelle running smoothly through the woods."
12. Read the sentence. Which type of figurative language is it?The wrinkles in the old man's face appeared deep enough for hills and mountains to hide.
13. The drive to Disney World will last forever if I have to be stuck in the backseat with my pesky little sister.
14. Identify the figurative language technique that matches the following definition.A PLAY ON WORDS
15. The lightning danced across the sky during the storm.
16. A direct comparison of two things
17. "My dad is a bear when he sleeps" is an example of what?
18. The evening melted away like a snowflake.
19. The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of a word
20. A comparison using like or as is which type of figurative language?
21. A concrete object that stands in for an abstract idea.
22. She is as fast as lightening is an example of a .....
23. The sleigh was as quick as lightning
24. The trees danced is an example of .....
25. What is the allusion?If they keep pushing me, I'm going to turn into the Hulk.
26. This line from Book 1 introduces which of the following themes, "You need not bear this insolence of theirs, you are a child no longer" ?
27. Time is a friend and an enemy at times.
28. THE NEWS TRAVELED QUICKLY.
29. Ms. Taylor has a truckload of paperwork to do before she can go home.
30. Which sentence contains an example of an ALLITERATION?