AZELLA Figurative Language 2

Question 1

Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

Accepted Answer

Sizzle

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Beautiful

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Quickly

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Happiness

Question 2

What does the idiom 'under the weather' mean?

Accepted Answer

Feeling ill or unwell

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Standing outside in a storm

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Being very cold

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Worrying about rain

Question 3

Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

Her voice is music to my ears.

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The puppy is as playful as a child.

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The library hummed with activity.

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He jumped like a frog.

Question 4

What effect does hyperbole create in writing?

Accepted Answer

It adds humor or emphasis through extreme exaggeration

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It gives objects human characteristics

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It creates a sound effect in the text

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It compares two things using 'like' or 'as'

Question 5

Identify the type of figurative language in: 'The old oak tree reached its long arms toward the sky.'

Accepted Answer

Personification

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Simile

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Alliteration

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Onomatopoeia

Question 6

Which sentence contains alliteration?

Accepted Answer

Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

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The dog ran across the yard.

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It was as cold as ice.

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My backpack weighs a ton!

Question 7

What does the idiom 'cost an arm and a leg' mean?

Accepted Answer

To be very expensive

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To suffer a serious injury

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To be physically heavy

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To require hard physical labor