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Figurative Language Quiz 24 (60 MCQs)

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1. An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common
2. "He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of .....
3. The author's attitude toward his or her subject.
4. I hate sleeping at my grandparents' house because my grandpa snores louder than a freight train. It's impossible to ignore his snoring, and the whole neighborhood can hear him! What type of figurative language is used in the paragraph?
5. Our request for a school-wide Outdoor Classroom Day doesn't stand a ghost of a chance. Which phrase from the sentence is an idiom?
6. A figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other.
7. You are my sunshineis an example of:
8. What is the meaning of the following statement?The angry wind roared outside my window.
9. The wind howled in the night.
10. This type of figurative language uses the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of a word. This is similar to a tongue twister.
11. "Boatloads, " Arnie said. "My dad works with this millionaire-honest-who cooks a steak for his dog every day. The word Boatloads in this excerpt from Born Worker is an example of (a) .
12. A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning.
13. ..... language is language that is used to convey meaning beyond the literal definition of a word.
14. I've told you a million times to clean your room!
15. Brave as a lion.
16. She is as sweet as sugar.What does this SIMILE mean?
17. The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound.
18. The statement, "Mary is feeling under the weather today" is a hyperbole. True or False?
19. Tony and Tim are ten years old.
20. Her cheeks were on fire.
21. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?"The sun's rays wrapped their arms around me."
22. Silly sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
23. The sky was pink and orange. The trees had green and brown leaves falling, as the blonde haired girl jumped around in a pile of them; the sun shining just enough to make the day feel perfect.
24. "Grandma's heart is made of gold"
25. Time flies when you are having fun! What type of figurative language is this?
26. The starting goalie was out with an injury, so Kevin was finally getting his chance to prove his worth. He knew he could do it. He was a brick wall.
27. Which figurative language compares two things without using "like" or "as?"
28. This sentence is an example of what: "Her voice was music to my ears."
29. Like a house on stilts, a bull moose stands in the shallows.This is an example of:
30. A reference to a well-known work of literature, art, music, etc. is what type of figurative language?
31. What is referred as the linguistic technique that produces special effect when reading a literary piece?
32. "The snow glows white on the mountain tonightNot a footprint to be seenA kingdom of isolation, And it looks like I'm the queen.The wind is howling like this swirling storm insideCouldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"Is an example of .....
33. How sweet the sobbing violin
34. Words imitate sounds
35. "I've been waiting forever"
36. What is the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning; sound words?
37. "Your teeth are like stars;They come out at night.They come back at dawnWhen they're ready to bite."-Your Teeth by Denise Rogers
38. What is the word in color an example of?Mr. Lawson was walking down the hallway when all of a sudden, BAM! One of his students ran right into him.
39. Crash, ZOINK, Moo, BOOM, and POP are examples of
40. This uses extreme exaggeration to emphasize a point.
41. What two words are being compared in the simile below?Marcus ran like a large cheetah.
42. "My backpack weighs a TON!" is an example of which type of figurative language?
43. My students are wild animals!
44. Compares something directly to something else
45. A non-human, inanimate object, idea or animal is given human characteristics.
46. What type of figurative language is this??You are my sunshine.
47. What is A common expression that doesn't mean exactly (literally) what it says?
48. Our class is as good as gold.
49. What does the metaphor mean in the sentence below?Dad is a bear every morning.
50. An author's attitude toward his or her subject.
51. What is the following sentence an example of:Slow and steady wins the race.
52. Identify the type of figurative language being used:"Morgan Mouse munched marshmallows merrily" .
53. My love is like a red rose.
54. The trees, tired from a long summer, shed their leaves and relaxed.
55. "In the wild wood they found an open glade, around a smooth stone house ..... the hall of Circe"
56. Giving human characteristics to things that aren't human
57. A group of words that are self-contradicting is a(n) (a)
58. A comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as is called a .....
59. The ambulance sirine awakes the baby
60. The wrapper crackled when she put it in her purse.
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