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