AZELLA Figurative Language 3

Question 1

A student reads: 'The exam was a mountain I had to climb.' What type of figurative language is this?

Accepted Answer

Metaphor

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Simile

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Hyperbole

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Onomatopoeia

Question 2

Which best explains why authors use figurative language?

Accepted Answer

To make writing more vivid, expressive, and engaging

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To make writing longer and fill space

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To confuse the reader with unclear meaning

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To replace the need for facts and evidence

Question 3

Read: 'Buzz! The alarm shook Maria awake.' Which type of figurative language does 'Buzz' represent?

Accepted Answer

Onomatopoeia

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Hyperbole

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Personification

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Metaphor

Question 4

What is the meaning of the idiom 'hit the books'?

Accepted Answer

To study or begin studying

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To throw textbooks across a room

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To return books to the library

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To buy new school supplies

Question 5

Which of the following sentences uses both a simile and personification?

Accepted Answer

The angry storm chased us like a hunter pursuing its prey.

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The rain fell all night long.

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Lightning struck the tall oak tree.

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The thunder was so loud I couldn't sleep.

Question 6

In an AZELLA reading passage, a student encounters: 'He had butterflies in his stomach before the test.' What does this expression mean?

Accepted Answer

He felt nervous or anxious

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He ate too many butterflies

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He had a stomachache from bad food

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He was very hungry

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of figurative language?

Accepted Answer

The child cried for an hour.

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The sun smiled down on us.

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She ran as fast as lightning.

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I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!