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Figurative Language Quiz 58 (25 MCQs)

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1. Her face is as red as Dorthy's slippers.
2. He was so hideous I got blind!
3. Careless cars cutting corners cause confusionis an example of:
4. ..... is an exaggeration for the sake of .....
5. What kind of diction uses familiar and casual words in conversation in a relaxed from of language?
6. It's raining cats and dogsis an example of:
7. The poetic device that uses words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound is called
8. Since I studied, the Science test was a piece of cake.What is this an example of?
9. What type of figurative language is shown?Pansy pranced playfully around the playground.
10. A metaphor is a statement that compares two things that are not alike. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use the words "like" or "as." Which of the following statement uses metaphor in its description?
11. An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common
12. Comparison between two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as."
13. "He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of .....
14. The author's attitude toward his or her subject.
15. I hate sleeping at my grandparents' house because my grandpa snores louder than a freight train. It's impossible to ignore his snoring, and the whole neighborhood can hear him! What type of figurative language is used in the paragraph?
16. Our request for a school-wide Outdoor Classroom Day doesn't stand a ghost of a chance. Which phrase from the sentence is an idiom?
17. A figure of speech containing words that seem to contradict each other.
18. You are my sunshineis an example of:
19. What is the meaning of the following statement?The angry wind roared outside my window.
20. The wind howled in the night.
21. This type of figurative language uses the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of a word. This is similar to a tongue twister.
22. "Boatloads, " Arnie said. "My dad works with this millionaire-honest-who cooks a steak for his dog every day. The word Boatloads in this excerpt from Born Worker is an example of (a) .
23. A device where the author chooses nouns, adjectives, or verbs that paint a strong mental picture and often have layers of meaning.
24. ..... language is language that is used to convey meaning beyond the literal definition of a word.
25. I've told you a million times to clean your room!
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