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