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A #quiz about #figurativelanguage including #simile #metaphor #hyperbole #idiom #personification.
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"A big black bear burst out and bounded at me" is an example of...
simile
alliteration
metaphor
idiom
2
"The doors to the castle swung open, inviting me in" is an example of...
personification
simile
alliteration
onomatopoeia
3
"This is the worst day anyone has ever had" is an example of...
idiom
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
4
"My mean neighbor is such a rat" is an example of...
idiom
alliteration
simile
metaphor
5
"The ocean wave picked her up and slammed her onto the beach" is an example of...
alliteration
metaphor
simile
personification
6
"The door opened with a
creak
" is an example of...
alliteration
hyperbole
idiom
onomatopoeia
7
"She sat in the library as quiet and timid as a mouse" is an example of...
alliteration
simile
metaphor
personification
8
"Hold your horses and let me explain first" is an example of...
idiom
simile
hyperbole
personifcation
9
Personification is...
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A word representing a sound
10
An idiom is...
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
An exaggeration
A word representing a sound
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
11
"He got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning" is an example of...
simile
idiom
alliteration
metaphor
12
"This quiz was harder than every test I've ever had put together" is an example of...
metaphor
hyperbole
idiom
personification
13
"The wind sang a song to the swaying trees" is an example of...
personification
metaphor
idiom
hyperbole
14
"I was afraid my friend would spill the beans about our secret" is an example of...
hyperbole
personifcation
idiom
simile
15
A metaphor is...
A comparison saying that one thing is another thing
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
An exaggeration
A word representing a sound
16
"I had to pay an arm and a leg for this stereo" is an example of...
simile
personifcation
idiom
metaphor
17
"The library after hours was as silent as the grave" is an example of...
personification
metaphor
simile
idiom
18
Alliteration is...
A comparison using like or as
An exaggeration
Repeating the same consonant sound
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
19
"Peter promptly prepared the spicy peppers" is an example of...
onomatopoeia
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
20
"His arms were long and loose, like an octopus' tentacles" is an example of...
simile
idiom
personifcation
hyperbole
21
Hyperbole is...
Giving human characteristics to something
A comparison using like or as
A word representing a sound
An exaggeration
22
"Cows say
moo
and pigs say
oink
" is an example of...
onomatopoeia
alliteration
simile
metaphor
23
Writer's use ____ language to make the writing more interesting and vivid.
fragile
figurative
libelous
literal
24
Onomatopoeia is...
Repeating the same consonant sound
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
Giving human characteristics to something that isn't alive
A word representing a sound
25
When you state a fact you are using ___ language.
literal
fragile
figurative
libelous
26
Writer's use ____ language to make the writing more interesting and vivid.
fragile
literal
figurative
libelous
27
"That soccer player is a rhino trampling over his opponents" is an example of...
hyperbole
idiom
metaphor
simile
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A simile is...
A phrase which has a different meaning from what is said
A comparison using like or as
A word representing a sound
Repeating the same consonant sound
