1.
A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare
two dissimilar things is called:
o A. Onomatopoeia
o B. Simile
o C. Personification
o D. Alliteration
o E. Metaphor
2. Sally sells seashells by the seashore. This is an
example of:
o A. Personification
o B. Metaphor
o C. Simile
o D. Alliteration
o E. Idiom
3. My sister's room is a pig pen. This is an example of:
o A. Personification
o B. Metaphor
o C. Simile
o D. Alliteration
o E. Idiom
4. Sound words such as BANG, BAM, and BOING are
examples of:
o A. Simile
o B. Idiom
o C. Onomatopoeia
o D. Metaphor
o E. Sounds
5. Repetition of the first consonant in several words in the
same phrase is called:
o A. Alliteration
o B. Simile
o C. Idiom
o D. Metaphor
o E. Onomatopoeia
6. When Spongebob talks, the writers are using a type of
figurative language called:
o A. Alliteration
o B. Comedy
o C. Simile
o D. Personification
o E. Text Structure
7. The type of figurative language that has a special
meaning different from the actual meaning is called:
o A. Idiom
o B. Alliteration
o C. Simile
o D. Onomatopoeia
o E. Expression
8. I love mashing melted marshmallows. This is an
example of:
o A. Alliteration
o B. Metaphor
o C. Simile
o D. Onomatopoeia
o E. Personification
9. Her feet are as cold as ice! This is an example of which
type of figurative language?
o A. Alliteration
o B. Simile
o C. Metaphor
o D. Personification
o E. Onomatopoeia
10. A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by
stating that one is the other is called:
o A. Simile
o B. Onomatopoeia
o C. Personification
o D. Metaphor
o E. Idiom
11. Animals talking in a childhood story is an example of...
o A. Hyperbole
o B. Cliche
o C. Metaphor
o D. Personification
12. The plates danced on the shelves during the
earthquake. This is an example of what type of figurative
language?
o A. Personification
o B. Simile
o C. Metaphor
o D. Alliteration
o E. Onomatopoeia
14. This type of figurative language is used when words
imitate the actual sound(s) made by the action or event.
o A. Onomatopoeia
o B. Alliteration
o C. Simile
o D. Metaphor
o E. Personification
15. The following statement is an example of a which
figurative language?"I have told you a million times to
come home at 9:00 pm!"
o A.Tone
o B.Symbolism
o C.Hyperbole
o D.Mood
o E.Imagery
16. A reference in a work of literature to something outside
the work, especially to a well-known historical or literary
event, person, or work.
o A.Simile
o B.Allusion
o C.Personification
o D.Round
o E.Flat
17. A statement or situation containing apparently
contradictory or incompatible elements, but on closer
inspection may be true.
o A.Allusion
o B.Paradox
o C.Personification
o D.Dynamic
o E.Static
18. An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect.
o A.Personification
o B.Paradox
o C.Hyperbole
o D.Analogy
o E.Idiom
19. "Jumbo Shrimp" and "Pretty Ugly" are both examples
of:
o A. Onomatopoeia
o B. Hyperbole
o C. Oxymoron
o D. Imagery
o E. Allusion
20. "Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone" -Taylor
Swift, Love Story. This is an example of:
o A. Allusion
o B.Alliteration
o C.Connotation
o D.Denotation
o E.Tone
1. Her smile is like the sun.
o allusion
o metaphor
o similie
2. The stone made a plopping sound as it entered the water.
o ambiguity
o alliteration
o onomatopoeia
3. The joke was seriously funny.
o inversion
o oxymoron
o parallelism
4. The waves raced to shore.
o metaphor
o personification
o simile
5. A silver snake slithered across the sand.
o alliteration
o assonance
o personification
6. At 5 o’clock the suits streamed out of their offices.
o inversion
o litotes
o metonymy
7. The rain fell hard on the tin roofs. The rain was cold and wet. The rain kept on for
days.
o allusion
o repetition
o synecdoche
8. When she started crying, I handed her a Kleenex.
o allusion
o metaphor
o synecdoche
9. I’m going to powder my nose.
o allusion
o euphemism
o parenthesis
10. They have a million things to do today.
o ellipsis
o hyperbole
o understatement
