Figurative Language Quiz 35 (30 MCQs)

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1. After its trip to a muddy pumpkin patch, our truck was happy to have a bath. What object is being given human characteristics in this example of personification?
2. "The wind howled through the trees"
3. An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different from the literal meaning of the words.
4. Bang, Buzz, and Boom are all examples of .....
5. Alliteration is the repetition of a ..... ..... at the beginning of a series of words.
6. She is as cold as ice.
7. A phrase not meant to be taken seriously.Ex:Piece of cake
8. What does the sentence below actually mean?The new iPhone costs an arm and a leg.
9. She's as tiny as a mouse is an example of what type of figurative language?
10. "Chicago is a city that is as fierce as a dog with fangs." is an example of what?
11. The boys are two peas in a pod.
12. "On my toes like a ballerina"-Kendrick Lamar
13. We used plastic silverware at our Christmas party.
14. "I am a deeply superficial person." -Andy WarholWhat is the oxymoron in this sentence?
15. 1) The following sentence is an example of:The sun was gone but he had left his footprints in the sky.
16. Now that I am without you, all is desolate; All that was once so beautiful is dead
17. What symbols can be found in the text, and what do they represent?
18. A similie is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as. Please choose the one example of a similie.
19. This kid was a young Albert Einstein. This sentence uses:
20. When human characteristics are given to something that is not human
21. A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.
22. The boy argued like a lawyer trying to convince his mom he hadn't thrown a snowball at his brother.
23. What type of figurative language is an exaggeration?
24. A "Bookworm" is a kenning referring to .....
25. "The tropical storm slept for days" . This is an example of what figurative language device?
26. "The man was a constant and steady rock." This is an example of .....
27. The girl slept like a rock.What two things are being compared?
28. Buttered bacon biscuits
29. The flag in the classroom waved at me.
30. I've been to Disneyland a million times.