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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. An extreme exaggeration
Simile
Idiom
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
2. Lisa tended to the mold the way the mother bird took care of her nest
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
Analogy
3. That teacher was a real ringmaster
Idiom
Metaphor
Simile
Analogy
4. Sound
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Idiom
5. A comparison between two or more like things
Analogy
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
6. Compares two or more unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
Simile
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
7. These books weigh a ton
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Analogy
Metaphor
8. The bells screamed that it was time for lunch
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Analogy
9. Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Personification
Metaphor
10. A phrase that has two meanings
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Idiom
11. He is as fast as a cheetah
Simile
Analogy
Analogy
Idiom
12. You're in hot water
Idiom
Personification
Metaphor
Personification
13. Bang! The plate crashed to the floor
Analogy
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Idiom
14. Compares two or more unlike things using 'is' or 'was'
Analogy
Metaphor
Idiom
Personification