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Figurative Language in Poetry and Other Sources
Contributed by: Daniels
  • 1. Which line from the poem is an example of a metaphor?
A) "The right note's a treasure"
B) "Time to blow off the dust"
C) "Like a child yearning for a playmate"
D) "Collecting dust and nagging me"
  • 2. The line "its assurance is like a gift I tuck away in a drawer" is an example of what type of figurative language?
A) simile
B) personification
C) hyperbole
D) alliteration
  • 3. What image from the passage is an example of hyperbole?
A) "billion future flowers"
B) "sending soft breezes"
C) "winter always ruled"
D) "a reason to smile"
  • 4. What phrase from the passage is an example of personification?
A) "bitter cold drops still carrying fragments of ice"
B) "a gift I tuck away in the drawer"
C) "green leaves and the gardens's brown soil"
D) "Spring flirted with me today"
  • 5. The line, "Silent silky strings, soundless, song less" is an example of what type of figurative language.
A) personification
B) idiom
C) alliteration
D) metaphor
  • 6. What does the poet compare fingers to in this poem?
A) a treasure
B) a key
C) a vault
D) a child
  • 7. Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?
A) The sun was warm on the child's face.
B) The star I wished on winked at me.
C) The trout danced o the water's surface.
D) The angry mirror showed every wrinkle on his face.
  • 8. Which of the following is an example of personification
A) The cookies smell delicious.
B) The delicious cookies are a dream.
C) The delicious smell of cookies walked me to the kitchen.
D) The cookies smelled like a delicious cake.
  • 9. Which of the following sentences is an example of personification?
A) The snail crept along the sidewalk, moving as slowly as a glacier.
B) The slimy eel slithered through the seaweed.
C) The dandelions stood tall, proudly surveying the rest of the yard.
D) The stand of trees was a festival of color that fall.
  • 10. Which of the following is an example of a personification?
A) Bob jumped over the gate like Bill did before.
B) The wind whistled silently through the night.
C) The dog licked his dinner bowl clean, as if it were his last meal.
D) The cat ran fast.
  • 11. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
A) He had big feet.
B) His feet were huge dolphins.
C) His feet were like baby dolphins.
D) His feet looked enormous.
  • 12. Which of the following examples is a simile?
A) The lake was really smooth.
B) The lake was as smooth as glass.
C) The lake was shiny.
D) The lake was flat.
  • 13. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
A) She had eyes like coffee saucers.
B) She had large eyes.
C) She had saucer eyes.
D) She had eyes ofa saucer shape.
  • 14. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
A) The house was monstrous.
B) Her hair was gleaming.
C) His hands were as big as dinner plates.
D) The beetle stank.
  • 15. "The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors." What does the simile in the sentence tell you?
A) The boy wears an oxygen mask.
B) The boy is very giving and kind.
C) The boy has an enlarged heart.
D) The boy is very selfish and mean.
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