Figurative Language test #2

Question 1

Jumbo Shrimp is an example of an…

Answer 1

Oxymoron

Question 2

Almost Exactly is an example of an…

Answer 2

Oxymoron

Question 3

Old News is an example of an…

Answer 3

Oxymoron

Question 4

“She swam like a fish” is an example of a…

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Simile

Question 5

“He is quiet as a mouse” is an example of a…

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Simile

Question 6

“Bobby is a walking dictionary” is an example of a…

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Metaphor

Question 7

“Life is a rollercoaster” is an example of a…

Answer 7

Metaphor

Question 8

“ The wild and wooly walrus waits and wonders when we’ll walk by” is an example of an…

Answer 8

Alliteration

Question 9

“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of a…

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Hyperbole

Question 10

“Buzz” is an example of an…

Answer 10

Onomatopoeia

Question 11

“Hiss” is an example of an…

Answer 11

Onomatopoeia

Question 12

“Roar” is an example of an…

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Onomatopoeia

Question 13

“Woof” is an example of an…

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Onomatopoeia

Question 14

“She believed she could, sushi did” is an example of a…

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Pun

Question 15

“What do you call cheese that isn’t yours? Nacho cheese” is an example of a…

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Pun

Question 16

“The stuffed bear smiled as the little boy hugged him close” is an example of…

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Personification

Question 17

“Oh nature, thou art my goddess” is an example of an…

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Apostrophe

Question 18

“Blow winds, blow” is an example of an…

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Apostrophe

Question 19

“An Apple a day keeps the doctor away” is an example of a…

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Cliche

Question 20

“The grass is always greener on the other side” is an example of a…

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Cliche

Question 21

“When pigs fly” is an example of an…

Answer 21

Idiom

Question 22

“Break a leg” is an example of an…

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Idiom

Question 23

“Raining cats and dogs” is an example of an…

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Idiom

Question 24

“A crown is a symbol of royalty” is an example of a…

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Symbolisim

Question 25

“A picture is worth a thousand words” is an example of a…

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Proverb

Question 26

“Honesty is the best policy” is an example of a…

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Proverb

Question 27

“Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight” is an example of an…

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Imagery

Question 28

“He gives speeches as good as MLK Jr.” is an example of an…

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Allusion

Question 29

“Chocolate cake is my Achilles Heel” is an example of an…

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Allusion

Question 30

“Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese” is an example of an…

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Assonance

Question 31

“Catch and Fetch” is an example of a…

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Consonance

Question 32

“Branch and launch” is an example of a…

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Consonance

Question 33

“A fire station burns down” is an example of a…

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Situational Irony

Question 34

“A pilot has a fear of heights” is an example of a…

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Situational Irony

Question 35

“Wow! The middle school gym locker room smells amazing” is an example of a…

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Verbal Irony

Question 36

In “Home Alone”, when the main character sets up traps around his house is an example of a…

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Dramatic Irony