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Identify and Classify Figurative Language

Quiz by Abigail Padilla

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  • Q1
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? The water made a sound like kittens lapping.
    simile
    idiom
    metaphor
    situational irony
    300s
  • Q2
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? When I was a teenager, reading was my ticket to foreign lands: I traveled to India, China, and Antarctica without ever leaving the comfort of my home.
    onomatopoeia
    metaphor
    simile
    personification
    300s
  • Q3
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? Unfortunately, the wild blueberries we picked were as sweet as vinegar.
    symbolism
    pun
    verbal irony
    personification
    300s
  • Q4
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary. . .
    simile
    idiom
    alliteration
    personification
    300s
  • Q5
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? The hum of the computer concerned Carson. Was the problem with the power supply or the hard drive?
    symbolism
    onomatopoeia
    metaphor
    simile
    300s
  • Q6
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? Preston is a real Benedict Arnold. After promising to work on my campaign for class president, he decided to support my opponent.
    allusion
    onomatopoeia
    personification
    simile
    300s
  • Q7
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? I got hit in the head by a can of soda. Luckily it was a soft drink.
    onomatopoeia
    metaphor
    pun
    allusion
    300s
  • Q8
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? Throughout the ages, human beings have pondered the many mysteries of the moon.
    situational irony
    onomatopoeia
    alliteration
    verbal irony
    300s
  • Q9
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? He wanted his friends to realize that life is a journey and not a destination.
    dramatic irony
    metaphor
    simile
    allusion
    300s
  • Q10
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? Problems emerge and some people try to sweep them under the rug.
    idiom
    dramatic irony
    personification
    allusion
    300s
  • Q11
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? Judge Taylor looked daggers at Atticus, as if daring him to speak.
    assonance
    personification
    idiom
    verbal irony
    300s
  • Q12
    Which figure of speech is used in this text? Oscar's '64 Impala groaned as he turned the ignition. Yet again he resolved to refurbish it over the summer.
    metaphor
    simile
    personification
    assonance
    300s
  • Q13
    What does the allusion in this text suggest? When Jordin claimed she had loaded the dishwasher before turning on Dancing with the Stars, her mother replied, "Your nose is growing!"
    Jordin was lying.
    None of these.
    Jordin contoured her face.
    Jordin was trustworthy.
    300s
  • Q14
    What does the allusion in this text suggest? Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone. I'll be waiting; all that's left to do is run.
    The speaker has been waiting for a long time.
    The speaker loves someone she is forbidden to see.
    None of these.
    The speaker likes Shakespeare plays.
    300s
  • Q15
    What does the simile in this text suggest? The president said that his belief in freedom of expression is as solid as the ground we stand on.
    The president's beliefs are on the floor.
    The president's belief in freedom of expression is firm and unwavering.
    The president's belief in freedom of expression is recorded in a document.
    The president believes in stuff.
    300s

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