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Figurative Language Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. The boy was standing like a statue on the sidewalk in everyone's way.Which figurative language is this?
2. They ran faster than the speed of light
3. What is an example of a simile in the text?
4. When I dumped candy from my sticking, I was a pig in mud.
5. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse!" is an example of what figurative language device?
6. Language in which the words mean exactly what they say is .....
7. *A simile is a figure of speech that compares two ..... things and uses the words "like" or "as" .
8. What type of figurative language compares two things using like or as.
9. My sister is a monster.
10. Identify the type of figurative language being used:"He is as fast as a rabbit" .
11. How does the author use personification to enhance the imagery?
12. Don't bit the hand that feeds you.
13. Mrs. Woodrome whistles while she works well. This is figure of speech is .....
14. "My monkey is making me mighty mad" is an example of what?
15. I am going to pass the magnets test with flying colors because I studied hard last night!What type of figurative language is used in the sentence above?
16. "That piece of chocolate cake is calling my name" is an example of .....
17. He is a walking encyclopedia.
18. Your beauty was a web of frail delight
19. The atmosphere created in a work of literature by word choice.
20. I can run like a cheetah!
21. THE TREES DANCED BACK AND FORTH IN THE WIND.
22. Read the sentence and choose the onomatopoeia.I love the swish of the basketball net.
23. What is the meaning of the allusion?My brother is a regular Einstein! He always seems to know the answer!
24. "I like to go to school" is an example of a simile
25. States that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but does NOT use like or as to make the comparison.
26. This type of figurative language compares two things using like or as.
27. Name the figurative language: "my teacher was a wise owl."
28. The phrase "spill the beans" is an example of what type of figurative language?
29. What type of figurative language gives human qualities to a nonliving object?
30. The ocean called my name.
31. The road to my school is thousands of miles long.What type of figurative language is being used?
32. Read the sentence. Which type of figurative language is it?The sun stretched his rays and said hello as he came up over the horizon.
33. Identify a metaphor used in the passage and explain its meaning.
34. The use of words that vividly describe a sound (words mimic sounds) so that readers can clearly "hear" themis called
35. The tree was a statue of ornaments.
36. The snowflakes danced in the air.
37. My tennis shoes stuck out their tongues at my stinky feet after running the mile.
38. Silence your phone so it doesn't beep during the movie.
39. Which word indicates the following sentence is a simile?Time is as cruel as a thief in the night.
40. This compares two, unlike things by using the words "like" or "as"
41. Tell whether the example is a simile or metaphor.He is as bright as a button.
42. Identify the figurative language technique that is used when TWO OR MORE WORDS BEGIN WITH THE SAME SOUND IN A SENTENCE OR A LINE OF POETRY.
43. A(n) ..... is a(n) ..... reference to an idea, person, place, or thing of historical, cultural, political, or literary significance.
44. Words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
45. The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight
46. The old tire lost air with a hiss.
47. A figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase is called
48. Which one of these is an example of alliteration??
49. Which one is personification?
50. What technique is being used in the following passage:She swims like a fish.
51. Name the figurative language: "Bees busily buzzed through the blossoms."
52. "This is the BEST day of my life!"
53. A funny exaggeration is called a/an
54. Claims, evidence and research can be included as any one of the forms of creative writing. (TRUE or FALSE?)
55. The restless children were hopping about like kernels in a corn popper.What figure of speech is this an example of?
56. 'Pop! The cork flew from the champagne bottle.' The word 'pop' is an example of:
57. Time flies by! Is an example of .....
58. What kind of figurative language is being used?Avery ate an amazing apple at Andrew's.
59. What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?The walker was a turtle when she made her way through the race.
60. What type of figurative language makes a comparison by saying that one thing is another thing.
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