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Figurative Language Quiz 4 (60 MCQs)

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1. A comparison where one thing is said to be another is (a)
2. An obvious exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally.
3. What figurative language device is used in this lyric? "I need you like a heart needs a beat"
4. "Look outside! It's raining cats and dogs!" is an example of .....
5. "The baby's cry was music to her ears." This sentence is an example of which figurative language?
6. The moon smiled at me
7. Everyone agrees that Mr. Lawson is the best teacher in the entire world!
8. An alliteration is .....
9. Mrs. Gordy asked us to be quiet a million times.
10. Jillian sang as beautifully as a bird
11. My computer stubbornly refused to start.
12. Comparing two things WITHOUT using LIKE or AS is called
13. What type of figurative language gives human characteristics to objects or animals?
14. When the speaker says the opposite of what he or she means.
15. Tell whether the example is a simile or metaphor.Ben is a walking dictionary.
16. Explain the meaning of the personification below.It's raining cats and dogs!
17. ''Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary, "-Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"
18. ..... a figure of speech in which two a things are compared, NOT using like or as
19. Cats can't couldn't care less.
20. This sentence is an example of what: "You are my knight in shining armor."
21. 7th grade is a breeze for some people. For others, it's a giant earthquake.
22. What is an example of a simile?The snow kissed the ground;Like a child to his mother, Returned home at last
23. An expression that doesn't exactly mean what the words say
24. Her eyes are as sparkly as a diamond is a
25. The ornament broken into a million pieces as it hit the floor.
26. "Silver bells! ..... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night." This sentence includes what figurative language device?
27. The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.
28. The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.
29. Random order ..... Act naturally ..... Deafening silence .....
30. It is raining cats and dogs.
31. I can smell my mother's cooking from a mile away.
32. Which sentence contains an example of a PERSONIFICATION?
33. Each letter of a word written vertically is given a word or phrase to describe a topic
34. Repetition of beginning sounds in words
35. It was July, and the suntoasted the emerald grassuntil it smelled of warmthand green and life. It was July, and my heartsoaked up the air warmthuntil it sang of joyand love and life.How many stanzas are there in the poem above?
36. What kind of figurative language is being used?She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
37. My alarm clock screams at me every morning at 6:00 A.M.
38. What type of figurative language being used in the following sentence?The students are as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.
39. 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?
40. Choose the correct type of figurative language found in the following sentence:Katie collaborated with the concerned citizens of the city.
41. Ben really wants that new phone, but it will cost him an arm and a leg!
42. "Opportunity extended its hands to me." is an example of what?
43. The phrase "heaven's Jewel" is a kenning referring to .....
44. The teapot sang as the water boiled. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
45. Snap, crackle, and pop are examples of this.
46. The wind ..... through the trees. (personification)
47. Explain the meaning of the metaphor below.The car seat is a fluffy cloud.
48. Shaq is so tall that his head could almost reach the ceiling.
49. It's raining cats and dogs outside!
50. What type of figurative language uses words that imitates sounds?
51. Jamie is the wind when he runs.
52. Everyone could tell as soon as I walked into class. I was feeling blue.
53. The pencil danced across the paper
54. The way a poem looks is called
55. The sound of a drum in the distance attracted him.
56. What is known as the concrete representation of an idea by using language that can evoke the five senses?
57. Onomatopoeia is .....
58. The coach was as upset as a lion when his team lost the game.
59. What type of figurative language is being used in the sentence below?The actor was told to "break a leg" before entering onto the stage.
60. What type of figurative language is being used? "There is no world without Verona walls ..... "
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