Download Figurative Language Unit Test and more Lecture notes Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! Name: _________________________________________________ Date: _______________ Hour: _________ Figurative Language Unit Test Part 1: Multiple Choice Answer the following multiple choice questions by writing the letter of your answer in the blank. _____ 1. Figurative language is language that: a. Uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal meaning b. Enhances writing by making it more lively and interesting c. Makes reading more interesting d. All of the above _____ 2. A figure of speech that uses “like” or “as” to compare to dissimilar things is called: a. Onomatopoeia b. Simile c. Alliteration d. Personification _____ 3. Sound words such as BANG, BAM, and BOING are examples of: a. Simile b. Idiom c. Onomatopoeia d. Metaphor _____ 4. “My sister’s room is a pig pen” is an example of: a. Personification b. Metaphor c. Alliteration d. Idiom _____ 5. It is called ______________ when an author sets mental pictures or images in the reader’s head using words that appeal to the five sense. a. Metaphor b. Idiom c. Personification d. Imagery _____ 6. “The flowers danced in the breeze” is an example of: a. Personification b. Hyperbole c. Tone d. Alliteration _____7. An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect, such as “My grandma is 900 years old!” is called: a. Hyperbole b. Analogy c. Personification d. Allusion _____8. The author’s attitude toward the subject, topic, or character of a text is: a. Irony b. Analogy c. Tone d. Figurative Language _____ 9. An object or event that represents an abstract idea is called a(n): a. Simile b. Allusion c. Symbol d. Metaphor _____ 10. When what is expected does not match up with reality, (either verbally, dramatically, or situationally) this is called: a. Symbolism b. Analogy c. Irony d. Tone Part 2: Match the following terms with their examples by writing the letter of the correct answer in the blank. ______ Hyperbole ______ Imagery ______ Irony ______ Metaphor ______ Onomatopoeia ______ Personification ______ Simile ______ Symbolism ______ Tone A. A newspaper reporter writes a serious article about a plane crash. B. His fist felt like an iron cannon ball as it plunged through the wall. C. The bells went RINGGGGG CLANGGGGG CLAGGG. D. “You were in that store FOREVER!” E. She is the sun, the moon, and the stars. F. The American flag represents freedom and patriotism to Americans. G. The limbs of the dead tree cackled and choked eerily in the night. H. I awoke to the warm and welcoming aroma of granddad’s coffee brewing in the weathered copper kettle. I. A Pepsi delivery driver enjoys a nice Coca Cola on his lunch break.
