Figurative Language Quiz 59 (25 MCQs)

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1. Brave as a lion.
2. She is as sweet as sugar.What does this SIMILE mean?
3. The repetition of two or more of the same beginning consonant sound.
4. The statement, "Mary is feeling under the weather today" is a hyperbole. True or False?
5. Tony and Tim are ten years old.
6. Her cheeks were on fire.
7. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?"The sun's rays wrapped their arms around me."
8. Define Simile
9. Silly sally sold sea shells by the sea shore.
10. The sky was pink and orange. The trees had green and brown leaves falling, as the blonde haired girl jumped around in a pile of them; the sun shining just enough to make the day feel perfect.
11. "Grandma's heart is made of gold"
12. Time flies when you are having fun! What type of figurative language is this?
13. The starting goalie was out with an injury, so Kevin was finally getting his chance to prove his worth. He knew he could do it. He was a brick wall.
14. Which figurative language compares two things without using "like" or "as?"
15. This sentence is an example of what: "Her voice was music to my ears."
16. Like a house on stilts, a bull moose stands in the shallows.This is an example of:
17. A reference to a well-known work of literature, art, music, etc. is what type of figurative language?
18. What is referred as the linguistic technique that produces special effect when reading a literary piece?
19. "The snow glows white on the mountain tonightNot a footprint to be seenA kingdom of isolation, And it looks like I'm the queen.The wind is howling like this swirling storm insideCouldn't keep it in, heaven knows I tried!"Is an example of .....
20. How sweet the sobbing violin
21. Words imitate sounds
22. "I've been waiting forever"
23. What is the use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning; sound words?
24. "Your teeth are like stars;They come out at night.They come back at dawnWhen they're ready to bite."-Your Teeth by Denise Rogers
25. What is the word in color an example of?Mr. Lawson was walking down the hallway when all of a sudden, BAM! One of his students ran right into him.