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Name: __________________________ Date: ___________ PD: ______

Figurative Language Test Review


Directions: Match definitions in Column B to the type of figurative language
it describes in Column A.

-COLUMN A- -COLUMN B-

_____1. idiom A. an extreme exaggeration

_____2. metaphor B. an expression with a commonly


understood meaning that is different
_____3. hyperbole from its literal meaning

C. comparing two things WITHOUT


using like or as

_____4. onomatopoeia D. comparing two things using like


or as
_____5. simile
E. the use of two or more words that
_____6. alliteration begin with the same sound; tongue
twister

F. a sound as a word
Directions: Choose the type of figurative language used in the
sentences below. Write the letter of the best answer on the line.

_____7. The fly buzzed past us.

A. metaphor
B. hyperbole
C. onomatopoeia

____8. The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads.

A. onomatopoeia
B. personification
C. simile

____9. It really burned me up when you yelled at me.

A. idiom
B. alliteration
C. simile

____10. The snowman was as fluffy as a marshmallow.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. allusion

____11. Alicia is an angel.

A. metaphor
B. idiom
C. personification
____13. My alarm clock yells at me every morning.

A. hyperbole
B. onomatopoeia
C. personification

____14. The thunder was a mighty lion.

A. simile
B. metaphor
C. onomatopoeia

____15. Most cats purr if you pet them on the head.

A. personification
B. onomatopoeia
C. alliteration

Directions: Write two sentences to describe the picture below. Use


any of the following types of figurative language. Then, identify the
kind of figurative language that you used.

simile metaphor onomatopoeia alliteration personification

16. _____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________

17. _____________________
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
Directions: Use your own words to explain the meaning of each
sentence containing figurative language.

18. The raindrops danced on the pavement.

______________________________________________________

19. The dishes leaped off the shelves during the earthquake.

______________________________________________________

20. Paul could lift a mountain.

______________________________________________________

21. He swam like a torpedo.

______________________________________________________

22. This girl is as quiet as a mouse.

______________________________________________________

Directions: Identify the two objects being compared in the similes


and metaphors. Write the two objects on the lines provided.

23. The dog was as loud as a siren. ___________ __________

24. This room is a refrigerator. ___________ ______________

25. The boy is a dictionary. ____________ ________________

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