Figurative Language Assessment
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- Q1A funny exaggeration is called a/an...OxymoronAlliterationHyperboleMetaphor60s
- Q2What is it called when you give human qualities to something that is not human?OnomatopoeiaPersonificationHyperboleIdiom60s
- Q3The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words is called...AlliterationIdiomMetaphorSimile60s
- Q4A comparison using like or as is a/an...SimileOnomatopoeiaHyperboleMetaphor60s
- Q5An expression that is not meant to be taken literally is a/an...OnomatopoeiaMetaphorIdiomPersonification60s
- Q6Words that resemble the sound they describe are a/anOnomatopoeiaPersonificationMetaphorHyperbole60s
- Q7A comparison of two nouns that don't use like or as is a/an...SimileIdiomMetaphorHyperbole60s
- Q8"The rain falls like the sun, rising upon the mountains." What type of figurative language is this?HyperboleSimileIdiomMetaphor60s
- Q9"The fly buzzed past us." What type of figurative language is this?PersonificationSimileAlliterationOnomatopoeia60s
- Q10"The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads." What type of figurative language is this?OnomatopoeiaPersonificationMetaphorSimile60s
- Q11"Charming children chat in the corner." What type of figurative language is this?PersonificationIdiomAlliterationHyperbole60s
- Q12"We had to wait forever!" What type of figurative language is this?HyperboleSimileMetaphorPersonification60s
- Q13"My life is a dream of wonders." What type of figurative language is this?PersonificationMetaphorIdiomSimile60s
- Q14"It really burned me up when you yelled at me." What type of figurative language is this?AlliterationIdiomSimilePersonification60s
- Q15"He clattered and clanged as he washed the dishes." What type of figurative language is this?OnomatopoeiaAlliterationPersonificationIdiom60s