Figurative Language Test

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  • 1. 

    Comparing two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

    • A.

      Onomatopeia

    • B.

      Simile

    • C.

      Metaphor

    Correct Answer
    B. Simile
  • 2. 

      comparing two unlike things without using like or as.  Calling one thing,another.  Saying one thing is something else.

    • A.

      Metaphor

    • B.

      Hyperbole

    • C.

      Alliteration

    Correct Answer
    A. Metaphor
  • 3. 

    Giving human characteristics to things that are not human.

    • A.

      Metaphar

    • B.

      Personification

    • C.

      Simile

    Correct Answer
    B. Personification
  • 4. 

    A statement below the truth, to state less strongly to achieve a humorous contrast…..sometimes called sarcasm.

    • A.

      Onomatopoeia

    • B.

      Alliteration

    • C.

      Understatement

    Correct Answer
    C. Understatement
  • 5. 

    An exaggeration so dramatic, no one could believe it; overstate to emphasize a point

    • A.

      Understatement

    • B.

      Hyperbol

    • C.

      Metaphor

    Correct Answer
    B. Hyperbol
  • 6. 

    The repeating of the same letter or sound, especially consonant sounds….including tongue twisters.

    • A.

      Alliteration

    • B.

      Metaphor

    • C.

      Personification

    Correct Answer
    A. Alliteration
  • 7. 

      the use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound made by an object or action.  Words that sound like what they mean.

    • A.

      Peronification

    • B.

      Understatement

    • C.

      Onomatopoeia

    Correct Answer
    C. Onomatopoeia

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