Figurative Language Quiz 48 (25 MCQs)

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1. "I like to walk in the woods and see what Mother Nature is wearing." -Flannery O'Connor, Good Country People
2. What literary device is used in the following quote: "Juliet:Yea, noise? Then I'll be brief. O happy dagger!"
3. Sound words
4. Jan ate the hotdog despite the arguments it posed to her digestive system. Choose the best sentence that explains this personification.
5. Which literary device is used in the following line? "Her eyes were shining stars"
6. My father is a bear in the mornings.
7. FIGURATIVE or LITERALThe cheetah ran like a flying bird.
8. Read this sentence. Which type of figurative language is it?The daffodils were like huge rays of sunshine.
9. Tell whether the example is a simile or metaphor.She was as sly as a fox.
10. Which literary device is used in the following line? "The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas"
11. "It went zip when it moved and bop when it stopped, And whirr when it stood still.I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will." This has examples of:
12. What is a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing
13. Identify the type of figurative language being used: "The dog knocked over the vase with a CRASH"!
14. He's as skinny as a toothpick!
15. What is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?
16. "As playful as a kitten" is an example of what?
17. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds
18. My life is like a roller coaster.
19. Crash, boom, bang, are examples of
20. The stars were sparkling like diamonds in the night sky
21. Identify the figurative language technique that is used in the following sentence.THE SOUND OF THE ALARM SCARED ME TO DEATH!
22. " ..... like a ray of sun, burning through the darkenst knight"-Beyonce
23. My coach is a lion! He yells so loud when we score!This is an example of .....
24. Silly Sally sent stamps to Sydney. This is an example of:
25. Which sentence contains an example of a METAPHOR?