Figurative Language

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Test your knowledge of figurative language devices then apply them to your own work!
Barrett Rowe
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Question 1

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"The sun was as yellow as fire." What is this an example of?
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  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Personification

Question 2

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Tick as many similes as you can find!
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  • Her skin was as cold as ice
  • His dad had a look like thunder
  • The trees danced in the breeze
  • Their home was a prison
  • The room was like a sauna

Question 3

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The following is a simile: "She was wooden with fright"
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  • True
  • False

Question 4

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"I've been walking forever!" This is an example of....
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  • Hyperbole
  • Repetition
  • Simile

Question 5

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What is Personification?
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  • Describing something as being something else
  • Exaggerating for effect
  • Giving an inanimate thing human characteristics

Question 6

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Which of these is an example of personification?
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  • When George smiled his eyes twinkled like diamonds
  • The stars sighed
  • Tom was wooden with fright

Question 7

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"CRASH! BANG!" This is an example of....
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  • Alliteration
  • Hyperbole
  • Onomatopoeia

Question 8

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Which of these is an example of a metaphor?
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  • The dog's fur was as white as snow
  • Life is like a box of chocolates...
  • His heart was cold iron

Question 9

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"The world is a stage." This is a metaphor
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. This is an example of...
Answer
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Alliteration
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