1) What is a Simile and which one is a Simile? a) As fast as a cheetah b) You are my sunshine c) The classroom was the zoo d) Life is a rollercoaster e) An image which compares two things using like or as 2) What is Personification and which one is an example of Personification a) You are like sunshine b) You are a snail c) As ugly as a hippo d) My house is a friend who protects me. e) An image which gives human qualities to non-human things 3) Which figurative language do we use the most? a) Similes b) Metaphors c) Proposition d) Hyperbole e) Allusion 4) What is a Metaphor and which ones are Metaphors? a) Laughter is the best medicine. b) Is there a black sheep in your family? c) He's buried in a sea of paperwork. d) An image which compares two things without using like or as e) As tall as a giraffe 5) What is Alliteration and which are examples of an Alliteration? a) Having heard the humbling song, he sang it softly b) There came a ghost to Mary’s door with many a grievous groan c) He is a ghost d) As strange as can be e) Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words – usually close in succession 6) What is Onomatopoeia which are examples of Onomatopoeia? a) Brrrring Brring went the phone b) I love to see the cottage smoke rise c) Words sound like the sounds they name. d) There came a furious woofing from the seals e) Goodness me, Oh what a shame, Deary me 7) What is Repetition and which are examples of Repetition? a) No, you go over there b) Goodness me, Oh what a shame, Deary me c) “Come on, Come on!” she shouted. “We’re late!” d) Repeating the same or nearly the same words for effect 8) What is Hyperbole and which are examples of a Hyperbole? a) Deliberate exaggeration b) A hole in the ground c) I’ve told you thousands of times to clean up your bedroom d) I could eat a horse e) My shoes are killing

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