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Figurative Language
Test Description: Figurative Language Terms
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) comparison between two things using like or as
A
metaphor
B
alliteration
C
simile
D
hyperbole
2) extreme exaggeration
A
oxymoron
B
hyperbole
C
simile
D
metaphor
3) a comparison without using like or as
A
onomatopoiea
B
simile
C
metaphor
D
personification
4) giving human characteristics to something that is nonhuman
A
oxymoron
B
allusion
C
hyperbole
D
personification
5) repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
A
oxymoron
B
alliteration
C
allusion
D
metaphor
6) making reference to someone or something famous
A
onomatopoiea
B
oxymoron
C
alliteration
D
allusion
7) the use of the same words or group of words in poetry
A
rhythm
B
repetition
C
stress
D
rhyme
8) a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings
A
metaphor
B
euphemism
C
oxymoron
D
synonym
9) the use of words that sound more pleasing
A
euphemism
B
alliteration
C
metaphor
D
personification
10) You will complete the questions in random order.
A
alliteration
B
oxymoron
C
metaphor
D
euphemism
11) Allie’s cell phone dropped into the toilet like a falling star.
A
metaphor
B
personification
C
alliteration
D
simile
12) The detective listened to her tales with a wooden face.
A
metaphor
B
alliteration
C
oxymoron
D
simile
13) Her eyes were fireflies.
A
metaphor
B
personification
C
onomatopoiea
D
rhyme
14) Charlie gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of bills stretching across the counter.
A
allusion
B
hyperbole
C
metaphor
D
personification
15) Money is the only friend that I can count on.
A
personification
B
simile
C
metaphor
D
hyperbole
16) Traci Turnblad tripped over three tough tree trunks.
A
euphemism
B
rhythm
C
personification
D
alliteration
17) The senior citizens couples want to spend their golden ages traveling the world.
A
euphemism
B
alliteration
C
personification
D
metaphor
18) Peggy heard the last piece of cheesecake in the refrigerator calling her name.
A
euphemism
B
metaphor
C
simile
D
personification
19) The typical teenage boy’s room is a disaster area.
A
oxymoron
B
metaphor
C
simile
D
euphemism
20) Toby manipulated the people in his life as though they were chess pieces
A
oxymoron
B
metaphor
C
personification
D
simile
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