ELA Figurative Language

Question 1

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The moon was a silver coin in the sky"?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

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Simile

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Personification

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Hyperbole

Question 2

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

Accepted Answer

Her voice was like music to his ears.

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Life is a rollercoaster.

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The sun smiled down on us.

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I've told you a million times.

Question 3

"The wind whispered secrets through the trees" is an example of which figurative language device?

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Hyperbole

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Simile

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Alliteration

Question 4

Which of the following is the best example of hyperbole?

Accepted Answer

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

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The cat sat quietly on the mat.

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Her eyes were like shining stars.

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The clock ticked on and on.

Question 5

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of which literary device?

Accepted Answer

Alliteration

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Onomatopoeia

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Assonance

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Rhyme

Question 6

In the sentence "The bees buzzed around the hive," which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

Accepted Answer

buzzed

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bees

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around

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hive

Question 7

"Break a leg!" said before a performance is an example of which figurative language device?

Accepted Answer

Idiom

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Hyperbole

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Metaphor

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Personification