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Figurative Language - To help get ready for 7th grade
Figurative Language - To help get ready for 7th grade
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1
The students were crowded around the pizza box like ants. This is an example of
allusion
imagery
a simile
an inference
2
What is an example of personification?
The car was dirty
The squirrel ate a nut
The leaves shivered in the wind
The tree was planted
3
Onomatopoeias are words that describe or imitate what they sound like.
False
True
4
Her hair is as shiny as a star. This is an example of a metaphor.
True
False
5
The tree limb blew down and cradled the little bird. This is an example of
alliteration
personification
sensory detail
a simile
6
What is a hyperbole?
A word imitating a sound
A comparison of unlike things
An exaggeration
A repetition of consonant sounds
7
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of a word.
False
True
8
The darkness is all around us. This is an example of a
simile
sensory detail
idiom
metaphor
9
Why is using "literally" incorrect?
Because you are not "literally" dying, etc.
Because Mrs Paulus will roast you for it
It is an idiom, and idioms are not figurative language
It's an example of sensory detail
10
An example of an idiom is: I really hate homework.
True
False
11
What is an example of an idiom?
As dead as a doorknob
Stiff as a rock
Up the creek without a paddle
As hot as the Sahara
12
"Hit the lights" is an example of
a metaphor
an idiom
a catchphrase
a simile
13
I was so embarrassed that i wanted to die is an example of an
allusion
metaphor
hyperbole
personification
14
What is allusion?
a header/footer (title or ending)
expression that calls something to mind without mentioning
an understatement
a sense
15
He is as strong as a bull. This is a simile.
False
True
16
What is not an example of an onomatopoeia?
Bang
Bing
Tree
Pop
17
Inferences are figurative language.
True
False
18
The fog crept on little cat feet is an example of personification.
False
True
19
Silent sleeping slugs slither into salt. The s sound shows a metaphor.
True
False
20
What is an example of alliteration?
Trees taste good
Gary Come Home
Kelpy G
Dabbin' Doggos
21
A simile is a strong exaggeration.
True
False
22
Why is figurative language used in writing?
because it's fun
because your ELA teacher told you to
connections or highlights to engage the reader in writing
to confuse people
23
An example of alliteration is: The cat sat on a mat.
True
False
24
What is an example of a metaphor?
His family would never move to another state or region.
He was scared by the ghost painting.
The boy walked his dog around his neighborhood.
Greg was a rock through his baseball game.
25
Which one of these is an example of a sensory detail?
Death
Lazy
Smell
Speed
26
This is the giving of human qualities and traits to inanimate objects or animals.
metaphor
allusion
simile
personificaton
27
What does a simile start with?
More or less
Them or They
Like or as
He or she
28
Imagery is
visual or descriptive language in writing
a comparison
an exaggeration
a painting attached to a story
29
Imagery is used with like or as.
True
False
30
The curious cat crept towards the crevice. This is an example of
imagery
idiom
alliteration
metaphor
