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Figurative Language Quiz 18 (60 MCQs)

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1. AFTER THAT MEAL, I FEEL AS FAT AS A PIG.
2. What figurative language uses a statement that refers to something indirectly?
3. "Lightning danced across the sky" is an example of:
4. '' Attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things '' The definition of?
5. The idiom "busy as a bee" is also an example of a-
6. Her eyes were fireflies. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
7. The mouse squeaked as it ran across the room.
8. Words that resemble to the sound they represent
9. News of Rachel and Jeff's relationship was an open secret.What figurative language device is being used in the sentence above?
10. "Look lak she been livin' through uh hundred years in January without one day of spring"
11. "The stars danced in the night"
12. The TREES SWAYED in the wind. This is an example of:
13. Stand out like a sore thumb
14. Giving human traits/qualities to non-human things
15. Define Onomatopoeia
16. Geoffrey knew not to remind his brother of their argument. It's best to let sleeping dogs lie.
17. What kind of figurative language is being used?The rooster smiled and winked at me.
18. What does the sentence below actually mean?The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
19. "It's a piece of cake."
20. Define:Personification
21. I'd catch a grenade for you.
22. "The ship sailed swiftly towards the shore" is an example of which type of figurative language?
23. What do you think the meaning of this metaphor, "Seth is a walking dictionary" is?
24. Is the imitation of natural sounds in word form. These words help us form mental pictures, or visualize, things, people, or places that are described. Sometimes a word names a thing or action by copying the sound.
25. His mouth was like a volcano.
26. Rachel is a walking encyclopedia.Which figure of speech is this?
27. What a pig he is when he eats
28. My mom is as smart as a dictionary
29. Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?
30. The engine revved and roared.
31. The dolphins danced and played in the waves.This is an example of which figure of speech?
32. My brother is such a pig when he eats.What does this figurative language mean above?
33. What kind of figurative language is being used?Avery is a tree.
34. The use of words that imitate sounds
35. The phrase "bone Cage" is a kenning referring to .....
36. My mouth was as dry as a bone
37. When a writer compares two unlike things using "like" or "as" ?
38. Get off her high horse
39. What does the sentence below actually mean?O my Love is like a red, red rose That's newly sprung in June;
40. This type of figurative language compares two unlike things and DOES NOT use like or as.
41. Words or details that create a picture.
42. This homework is going to take years to finish!
43. He did stack the piles of shingles, but almost cried when a nail bit his thumb.What figurative language does this sentence from Born Worker contain?
44. A word that imitates a sound, for example BUZZ and POP:
45. My hands were as toasty as a marshmallow in the fire.
46. The sad student sat silently in the room. This is an example of .....
47. Complete the Simile:As flat as a .....
48. When the pitcher finished nine innings, he was hungry enough to eat a horse.
49. Which literary device is used in the following line? "The wind whispered through the trees"
50. Name the figurative language: "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder."
51. The moon smiled at the stars in the night sky.
52. What is being personified in the following passage:The microwave timer told me it was time to eat my TV dinner.
53. "Love is like a red, red rose" is BEST labeled .....
54. The girl was as happy as a clam with her fun outfit.
55. Perspective from which a story is told.(Hint:1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person)
56. Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop went the rain drops falling on the roof of the house
57. His head is in the clouds.
58. Santa landed with a thump when he arrived down the chimney.
59. The opposite of what is expected happens; a twist or paradox
60. The volcano spit fire and ash into the sky.
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