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A #quiz about #figurativelanguage including #simile #metaphor #hyperbole #idiom #personification.
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"The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...
idiom
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
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"His arms were long and loose, like an octopus' tentacles" is an example of...
idiom
simile
hyperbole
personifcation
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Irony is...
A situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality
An exaggeration
A word representing a sound
Repeating the same consonant sound
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Hyperbole is...
An exaggeration
A comparison using like or as
Giving human characteristics to something
A word representing a sound
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"This quiz was harder than every test I've ever had put together" is an example of...
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
personification
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"He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" is an example of...
idiom
alliteration
metaphor
simile
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Epistrophe is....
A comparison saying that one thing is another thing
A word representing a sound
The repetition of phrases or words at the end of clauses or sentences
Giving human characteristics to something
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"The library after hours was as silent as the grave" is an example of...
idiom
metaphor
personification
simile
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"And as the plane crashed down he thought, "Well isn't this nice?"" Is an example of...
Idiom
Irony
Personification
Simile
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"She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...
metaphor
personification
simile
alliteration
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"This is the worst day anyone has ever had" is an example of...
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
idiom
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"The doors to the castle swung open, inviting me in" is an example of...
personification
onomatopoeia
simile
alliteration
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"Peter promptly prepared the spicy peppers" is an example of...
hyperbole
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
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"Hold your horses and let me explain first" is an example of...
simile
personifcation
hyperbole
idiom
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Personification is...
An exaggeration
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A word representing a sound
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
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A metaphor is...
A word representing a sound
A comparison saying that one thing is another thing
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
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Allusion is...
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A comparison using like or as
A reference to real historical, religious, or literary figures or events
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"The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...
simile
metaphor
alliteration
personification
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"I had to pay an arm and a leg for this stereo" is an example of...
idiom
simile
metaphor
personifcation
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"If you like it then you should've put a ring on it" is an example of...
Epistrophe
Idiom
Alliteration
Allusion
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"A big black bear burst out and bounded at me" is an example of...
alliteration
idiom
simile
metaphor
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"She has a Cheshire cat grin on her face." is an example of...
Alliteration
Personification
Idiom
Allusion
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"Don't act like a scrooge!" is an example of...
Personification
Alliteration
Irony
Allusion
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"My mean neighbor is such a rat" is an example of...
idiom
simile
metaphor
alliteration
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An idiom is...
A word representing a sound
An exaggeration
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
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Alliteration is...
Repeating the same consonant sound
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
An exaggeration
A comparison using like or as
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"That soccer player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...
metaphor
simile
idiom
hyperbole
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"I was afraid my friend would spill the beans about our secret" is an example of...
personifcation
simile
idiom
hyperbole
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A simile is...
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
Repeating the same consonant sound
A comparison using like or as
A word representing a sound
