Figures of Speech Quiz
Quiz by Jasmine Sherman
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- Q1
match the definitions
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an extreme exaggeration
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A word that represents a sound.
personification
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
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Imagery is very descriptive language using the five senses.
truefalseTrue or False60s110.5.b.10.d - Q5
Alliteration
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Giving human characteristics to non-human objects.
personification
imagery
alliteration
onomatopoeia
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An expression where the words used, mean something different than you would find in the dictionary.
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What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?
Jonathon was so exhausted he could have slept for a year.
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Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The girl was as bright as the sun.
idiom
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
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Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The moon smiled at the sun and went home.
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Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
You are an angel.
metaphor
simile
personification
idiom
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The following sentence is a metaphor.
She runs like the wind.
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Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
The boy is so tall he is a giant.
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Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence?
Can you give me a hand with this mess?
alliteration
idiom
hyperbole
imagery
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Which kind of figurative language is used in the following sentence? Billy Bob likes to eat bananas for breakfast.
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