Figurative Language Quiz 32 (25 MCQs)

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1. The surf surged up as the sun swept the shore.
2. Mary's voice is music to my ears.
3. An imaginative comparison between two unlike things in which one thing is said to be another thing.
4. The candle flame danced in the dark.
5. Words used to involve one or more of the readers's five senses.
6. Words that make noises or actions:
7. A comparison of two different things without using "like" or "as"
8. ..... the sound of the rain falling in tons and avalanches, everywhere and forever.
9. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals.
10. His voice is music to my ears.
11. We had to wait forever!
12. What makes a comparison between two unrelated things stating that one thing is like another thing.
13. Which object is this sentence describing?"The burning ball of fire rose every morning at the same time spreading light in every direction"
14. Name the figurative language: "the cereal popped and cracked in my bowl."
15. An expression that cannot be understood by the meaning of its words is an example of what type of figurative language?
16. Repeating the beginning sound in words is
17. Which sentence contains an example of a SIMILE?
18. A humorous 5-line poem with an AABBA rhyme Pattern .....
19. "Wham!" is an example of what?
20. Jane jumped joyfully.
21. What literary device is being used? "It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!"
22. Her messy room was a disaster zone
23. Discuss how hyperbole is used in the text. What is its purpose?
24. "The leaves danced in the wind"
25. What does the following sentence mean:The hamburger was a brick in my stomach