Figurative Language Grade 6

Question 1

7- What figure of speech is this? "The leaves are rustling in the wind."

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

Question 2

13- What figure of speech is this? "Chad choked on cheddar cheese."

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Alliteration

Question 3

12- What figure of speech is this? "The clouds were like marshmallows."

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Simile

Question 4

18- Is this a hyperbole? "I was so tired that I slept for a week."

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 5

11- What figure of speech is this? "The nurse was an angel."

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Metaphor

Question 6

2- What figure of speech is this? "Maria was as graceful as a swan."

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Simile

Question 7

15- What figure of speech is this? "The snowflakes kissed our cheeks."

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Personification

Question 8

4- What is the meaning? "I let the cat out of the bag."

Accepted Answer

I told a secret.

Question 9

17- Is this a hyperbole? "The movie was so sad that I cried an ocean of tears."

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 10

5- What figure of speech is this? "I have a million things to do today."

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Hyperbole

Question 11

16- Is this a hyperbole? "Bryan stayed up all night to finish the book he was reading."

Accepted Answer

No

Question 12

9- What figure of speech is this? "I put my foot in my mouth."

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Idiom

Question 13

1- What figure of speech is this? "My brother is a night owl."

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Metaphor

Question 14

6- What figure of speech is this? "The lonely teddy bear sat on a shelf, wondering if anyone would buy him."

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Personification

Question 15

8- What figure of speech is this? "beautiful blue butterflies"

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Alliteration

Question 16

10- What is the meaning? "I put my foot in my mouth."

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I said something foolish.

Question 17

14- What figure of speech is this? "I eat a crunchy red apple everyday with my lunch."

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

Question 18

3- What figure of speech is this? "I let the cat out of the bag."

Accepted Answer

Idiom

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