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Figurative Language Review

Quiz by Chelsea Everhart

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19 questions
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  • Q1
    Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
    personification
    45s
  • Q2
    Comparing two things using “like” or “as”
    simile
    30s
  • Q3
    Comparing two things not using “like” or “as”
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q4
    Expression that has a meaning different from the meaning of individual words (A phrase that doesn’t mean literally what your are saying)
    idiom
    30s
  • Q5
    Before the movie began, I told the student to "hit the lights". This is an example of a ______?
    metaphor
    idiom
    simile
    personification
    30s
  • Q6
    The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box. This is an example of a simile.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q7
    The curious cat crept toward the mouse hole. The repetition of the "c" sound is a simile.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q8
    The eagle flew down and scooped up the trout in its talons. This is an example of ____.
    metaphor
    idiom
    personification
    simile
    30s
  • Q9
    "He is as strong as an ox" is an example of a simile.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q10
    "Her hair is as shiny as ebony" is an example of a metaphor.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q11
    "The darkness is all around us." is an example of a metaphor.
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q12
    An example of a simile is: "I really do like ice cream."
    True
    False
    30s
  • Q13
    "The fog crept on little cat feet" can be an example of personification.
    False
    True
    30s
  • Q14
    My little sister is a monster when she hasn't had a nap.
    idiom
    metaphor
    personification
    simile
    30s
  • Q15
    He's really on the ball.
    personification
    metaphor
    idiom
    simile
    30s

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