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Figurative Language
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Subject
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writing-skills
Instructions:
Answer 14 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. These books weigh a ton
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
2. Compares two or more unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
Analogy
Simile
Metaphor
Analogy
3. Lisa tended to the mold the way the mother bird took care of her nest
Personification
Metaphor
Idiom
Analogy
4. The bells screamed that it was time for lunch
Personification
Simile
Idiom
Metaphor
5. Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
Metaphor
Idiom
Simile
Personification
6. You're in hot water
Analogy
Hyperbole
Idiom
Simile
7. A phrase that has two meanings
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
8. Sound
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
9. An extreme exaggeration
Hyperbole
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Analogy
10. He is as fast as a cheetah
Idiom
Simile
Idiom
Personification
11. Bang! The plate crashed to the floor
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
12. A comparison between two or more like things
Metaphor
Analogy
Personification
Metaphor
13. That teacher was a real ringmaster
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
14. Compares two or more unlike things using 'is' or 'was'
Metaphor
Analogy
Simile
Idiom