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Figurative Language and Theme Quiz

Quiz by Victoria Krout

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  • Q1
    I trusted her with my secret, but she let the cat out of the bag.
    idiom
    metaphor
    personification
    simile
    30s
  • Q2
    I have a million things to do to day. I'm so overwhelmed.
    idiom
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    allusion
    30s
  • Q3
    She was a rock star in class today.
    metaphor
    alliteration
    allusion
    simile
    30s
  • Q4
    The lighthouse warned the ships to move away from the rocky coast.
    hyperbole
    idiom
    metaphor
    personification
    30s
  • Q5
    Martin was as brave as a lion as he struggled through his family's problems.
    simile
    onomatopoeia
    alliteration
    personification
    30s
  • Q6
    You're acting like Scrooge!
    allusion
    alliteration
    metaphor
    idiom
    30s
  • Q7
    The crazy critters crashed into each other.
    alliteration
    allusion
    idiom
    onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q8
    Pow! Tommy knocked him out in one punch.
    allusion
    onomatopoeia
    idiom
    simile
    30s
  • Q9
    Malcolm has Herculean strength.
    simile
    personification
    allusion
    idiom
    30s
  • Q10
    Life is a long, winding roller coaster.
    personification
    alliteration
    metaphor
    simile
    30s
  • Q11
    The clouds looked like cotton balls in the sky.
    onomatopoeia
    metaphor
    idiom
    simile
    30s
  • Q12
    My alarm clock screams at me to wake up every morning.
    alliteration
    metaphor
    personification
    onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q13
    theme
    another word for plot
    an explanation of all the conflicts in a story.
    what happens in the story from the beginning to the end
    central idea in a piece of writing or other literary work
    30s
  • Q14
    Which is NOT a synonym or near synonym for theme?
    moral of the story
    author's message
    life lesson
    plot sequence
    30s
  • Q15
    external conflict
    a struggle that usually involves a natural disaster
    A struggle between a character and an outside force
    a struggle between a character and himself
    a struggle that happens outside
    30s

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