Figurative Language Quiz 8 (30 MCQs)

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1. "Silver bells! ..... How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle in the icy air of night." This sentence includes what figurative language device?
2. The lightweight fighter lost so much weight, he looked as thin as a rail.
3. The kite drank the wind and laughed across the sky.
4. Random order ..... Act naturally ..... Deafening silence .....
5. It is raining cats and dogs.
6. I can smell my mother's cooking from a mile away.
7. Which sentence contains an example of a PERSONIFICATION?
8. Each letter of a word written vertically is given a word or phrase to describe a topic
9. Repetition of beginning sounds in words
10. 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?
11. What kind of figurative language is being used?She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
12. My alarm clock screams at me every morning at 6:00 A.M.
13. 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.
14. 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?
15. Choose the correct type of figurative language found in the following sentence:Katie collaborated with the concerned citizens of the city.
16. Ben really wants that new phone, but it will cost him an arm and a leg!
17. "Opportunity extended its hands to me." is an example of what?
18. The phrase "heaven's Jewel" is a kenning referring to .....
19. The teapot sang as the water boiled. What type of figurative language is in this sentence?
20. Snap, crackle, and pop are examples of this.
21. The wind ..... through the trees. (personification)
22. Explain the meaning of the metaphor below.The car seat is a fluffy cloud.
23. Shaq is so tall that his head could almost reach the ceiling.
24. It's raining cats and dogs outside!
25. What type of figurative language uses words that imitates sounds?
26. Jamie is the wind when he runs.
27. Everyone could tell as soon as I walked into class. I was feeling blue.
28. The pencil danced across the paper
29. The way a poem looks is called
30. The sound of a drum in the distance attracted him.