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Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by trosep
She sells sea shells by the seashore. This is an example of:
  1. Personification
  2. Onomatopaeia
  3. Alliteration
  4. Assonance
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by inquiz1
Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?
  1. running
  2. drink
  3. buzz
  4. girl
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by hudsonranch
What is a comparison using "like" or "as" called?
  1. irony
  2. simile
  3. pun
  4. metaphor
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by rbenavage
Giving human qualities to an animal, object, or idea is:
  1. tone
  2. simile
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. personification
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by teacher2XL
A simile is different than a metaphor because:
  1. it is unclear.
  2. it uses the words like or as to compare things.
  3. it doesn't use the words like or as to compare things.
  4. makes no comparison.
Grade 6 :: Figurative Language by RThompsonBCS
Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?
  1. The star I wished on winked at me.
  2. The trout danced on the water's surface.
  3. The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.
  4. The sun was warm on the child's face.
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by ABarkman01
Which of the following sentences contains imagery?
  1. I told Charlie I had a lot of homework to do.
  2. "It was nice to see you again," Jacob said.
  3. I opened my eyes and looked around.
  4. I could hear the waves crashing against the rocks somewhere nearby.
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by kardary
Figurative language is used to create this in literature:
  1. tension
  2. imagery
  3. belief
  4. fiction
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by kardary
"But when the trees bow down their heads..." is an example of:
  1. hyperbole
  2. metaphor
  3. personification
  4. simile
Grade 4 :: Figurative Language by cglover112
The definition of personification is...
  1. giving human characteristics to unhuman objects.
  2. using like or as when comparing two or more things.
  3. comparing two or more things without using like or as.
  4. when you talk bad about a person.
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by Nicole8705
"The rock flew across the wide river" is an example of...
  1. personification
  2. rhyme
  3. imagery
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by montyk
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence below.
Don't delay dawns disarming display.
  1. simile
  2. alliteration
  3. metaphor
  4. hyperbole
  5. onomatopoeia
  6. personification
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by kardary
Any instance in which the narrator or a character says one thing but means something else is:
  1. verbal irony
  2. situational irony
  3. dramatic irony
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by kardary
When the audience understands something that a character does not know, this is:
  1. verbal irony
  2. situational irony
  3. dramatic irony
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by kardary
The discrepancy between the expected results in a situation and the actual results that occur is:
  1. verbal irony
  2. situational irony
  3. dramatic irony
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by kardary
Sarcasm, ambiguity, subtlety, and contradiction are all components of:
  1. drama
  2. fiction
  3. hyperbole
  4. irony
Grade 9 :: Figurative Language by Mrs_Wright
It is going to take a zillion years to get through medical school. This statement is an example of:
  1. simile
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. metaphor
  4. hyperbole/exaggeration
  5. alliteration
Grade 7 :: Figurative Language by ys8922
Which of the following is an example of personification?
  1. The cookies smelled like a delicious cake.
  2. The cookies smell delicious.
  3. The delicious smell of cookies walked me to the kitchen.
  4. The delicious cookies are a dream.
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