Figurative Language Quiz 47 (30 MCQs)

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1. When Ms. Dempster is not in the class the children act like they are in a three-ring circus.
2. The warm smile of the sun made me happy that summer was finally here.
3. Tell whether the example is a simile or metaphor.Life is a mountain filled with ups and downs.
4. On Monday, Miles the Monkey made music merrily.
5. "Her face was as red as a tomato" is an example of which kind of figurative language?
6. Read these lines from a poem:"My life is like a dream / it's all up me." It's an example of .....
7. I sleep like a baby on my new mattress
8. An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream"
9. What figurative language compares two unlike things but does NOT use words like, as, or than?
10. My cat screams at me whenever it wants food.
11. A comparison of two things without using like or as
12. Does metaphor or simile use like or as?
13. An object that has a greater meaning than itself.Heart = love
14. The snowmobile was a rocket in the newly fallen snow.
15. Which song lyrics contain personification?
16. Her beauty shines like the sun.
17. "Joe had no idea when his boss asked to see him that he was going to be let go."
18. The driveway to the old house was a jungle of vines and overhanging branches. What figure of speech is used to describe the driveway?
19. Come and clean your closet, Carol!
20. "The fly buzzed around us" contains .....
21. My heart is but a haughty snail!
22. I told you one million times to clean your room
23. Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?
24. The lillies in the field danced gaily in the wind.
25. What is a comparison that does not use like or as. One thing "becomes" the other?
26. We went west with our work wagon.
27. A comparison between two things is a?
28. "Boom, clap, the sound of my heart." -Charlie xcx
29. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?"The child's tears were like raindrops from a tiny cloud."
30. What is a comparison between two things using like or as called?