1) Which is an example of Alliteration? a) He was as quick as a fox b) The leaves danced across the lawn c) BANG! d) Tiny turtles tiptoed toward the tide 2) What is an Allegory? a) A short poem with rhymes b) A lesson or message hidden within a story c) A character who makes jokes d) A description using the five senses 3) Which of the following is an example of a Hyperbole? a) I’ve told you a million times to clean your room b) Peter Piper picked a pack of pickled peppers c) The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain d) The angry storm pounded on the roof 4) Repetition is when you give human traits to non-human objects a) True b) False 5) Which is an example of a Simile: a) The early bird catches the worm b) The water was like glass, smooth and still. c) Being at home is bittersweet d) This question is a piece of cake! 6) Which is the correct definition of Alliteration? a) An extreme exaggeration for effect. For example, I’m so bored I could die b) Using descriptive words to describe a scene c) The repetition of beginning sounds in two or more words close to one another d) A lesson or message hidden within a story 7) Choose the correct example for Consonance: a) She sells seashells by the seashore b) It's raining cats and dogs! c) The early bird catches the worm! d) Hickory Dickory Dock... 8) Metaphors are... a) When you compare 2 things using 'like or as' b) A hidden message within a story c) When you compare 2 things without using 'like' or 'as' d) Short poems that rhyme 9) "If I know one thing is that I know nothing at all!" is an example of... a) Metaphor b) Idiom c) Assonance d) Paradox 10) Which is an example of Assonance? a) The room was filled with a deafening silence after the shocking news b) The cat ran after the fat rat. c) She was as brave as a lion d) BANG! 11) Unscramble this word correctly: oamtenioapoo a) onomatopeia b) onometopea c) ahnomatopoeia d) onomatopoeia 12) Which is an example of Personification? a) He gave me the cold shoulder but with a warm smile b) The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up c) She was as brave as a lion d) Big brown bears bellowed by the brook 13) An Idiom is a common, often-used expression that doesn’t make sense if you take it literally a) True b) False 14) The correct definition of Allegory is: a) A lesson or message hidden within a story b) An extreme exaggeration for effect c) Using descriptive words to describe a scene d) The use of humor, irony or hyperbole to critique something or someone 15) The correct definition of Assonance is:  a) Using descriptive words to describe a scene b) Repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words or phrases c) An extreme exaggeration d) A word that imitates the sound it represents 16) "Bittersweet" and "loving hate" are examples of which type of figurative language? a) Paradox b) Idiom c) Oxymoron d) Stanza 17) A group of lines in a poem is a... a) Paradox b) Stanza c) Idiom d) Oxymoron 18) The proper definition for Personification is: a) Comparing 2 things using like or as b) A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feeling, thoughts, actions, or attitudes. c) An image or thing that represents something else. d) When poets repeat words or lines to make them more powerful or memorable 19) The use of humor, irony or hyperbole to critique something or someone is.... a) Paradox b) Satire c) Simile d) Stanza 20) Which expression represents an Idiom? a) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. b) I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. c) This question is a piece of cake! d) The angry storm pounded on the roof 21) A Parody is... a) The use of humor, irony or hyperbole to critique something or someone b) An imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect c) Two opposite ideas joined together d) An absurd statement that sounds strange or even impossible, but actually makes sense when you think about it more deeply 22) An example of a "Symbol" in figurative language is: a) Repetition b) Albert Einstein (represents intelligence) c) Loving hate d) An angry storm 23) The correct definition of Symbol in figurative language is: a) An image or thing that represents something else b) A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feeling, thoughts, actions, or attitudes. c) The use of humor, irony or hyperbole to critique something or someone d) A word that imitates the sound it represents.

Grade 8 Figurative Language Practice

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