Figurative Language Review Question Preview (ID: 45233)
Review Of Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Idiom, Hyperbole, And Personification.
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When an author uses a word that resembles the sound it describes, this is called:
a) Idiom
b) Personification
c) Onomatopoeia
d) Sound effects
A comparison using like or as is:
a) A simile
b) A metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) A contrast
What is the definition of idiom?
a) Comparison of two different things using like or as.
b) Repeating consonant sounds in a sentence or passage.
c) A phrase that has an understood meaning which is different from its literal meaning.
d) A sentence in which none of the words make any sense.
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole:
a) All of the students in class yawned like sleepy cats.
b) The teacher kept talking for a really long time.
c) The clock hands seemed to move more slowly each second.
d) It took an eternity for class to end.
The sentence Sally sells seashells by the seashore is an example of:
a) Personification
b) Metaphor
c) Idiom
d) Alliteration
What is it called when a writer gives human characteristics to an animal or object?
a) Hyperbole
b) Simile
c) Personification
d) Idiom
What is a good definition of figurative language?
a) The use of a word or phrase to mean something other than its literal meaning.
b) Something an author does when he or she wants to confuse you.
c) Language that does not make sense unless you think really hard about it.
d) A series of words or phrases that have matching definitions.
Which of the following is an example of simile?
a) The moon shined down on us like a beacon in the dark night.
b) The moonlight lit up the entire sky.
c) The moon was a lamp in the darkness of the sky.
d) The moon laughed as we looked up at the sky.
An outrageous exaggeration is also known as:
a) Onomatopoeia
b) Hyperbole
c) Simile
d) Metaphor
The phrase 'let them off the hook' is an example of:
a) Metaphor
b) Idiom
c) Humor
d) Onomatopoeia
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