Beach Park

Figurative Language 2 Review Assessment

Name______

Identify the figure of speech in each phrase.

Circle the correct answer.

Question #1:

Doom is darker and deeper than any sea den.

  1. oxymoron
  2. imagery
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. alliteration

Question #2:

The wires hummed and thrummed.

  1. oxymoron
  2. alliteration
  3. imagery
  4. onomatopoeia

Question #3:

After sleeping through the crisp fall night, Jill awoke to the aroma of bacon and eggs cooking over a wood fire.

  1. imagery
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. oxymoron

Question #4:

Delightful pain

  1. alliteration
  2. oxymoron
  3. onomatopoeia

Question #5:

The bullet whizzed by the target.

  1. alliteration
  2. oxymoron
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. imagery

Question #6:

The icy red cranberry juice was refreshing.

  1. imagery
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. oxymoron
  4. alliteration

Question #7:

Phonics is fantastic fun.

  1. imagery
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. oxymoron
  4. alliteration

Question #8:

Dark brightness

  1. oxymoron
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. imagery
  4. alliteration

Question #9:

Miles placed a thick, salty slab of ham on the warm, freshly-baked bread.

  1. alliteration
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. oxymoron
  4. imagery

Question #10:

The murmuring of a thousand bees

  1. imagery
  2. oxymoron
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. alliteration

Beach Park

Figurative Language 2 Review Assessment

Name______

Identify the figure of speech in each phrase.

Circle the correct answer.

Question #11:

He bravely broached the busted, bloody boat.

  1. alliteration
  2. oxymoron
  3. imagery
  4. onomatopoeia

Question #12:

The grainy texture of the file smoothed the ragged nail.

  1. oxymoron
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. imagery
  4. alliteration

Question #13:

Tinkling bells

  1. onomatopoeia
  2. imagery
  3. oxymoron
  4. alliteration

Question #14:

Stupid intelligence

  1. imagery
  2. alliteration
  3. oxymoron
  4. onomatopoeia

Question #15:

The lazy, lapping stream lay ahead.

  1. alliteration
  2. oxymoron
  3. imagery

Question #16:

The plop, drip, splat of the leaking faucet kept me up all night.

  1. onomatopoeia
  2. alliteration
  3. imagery
  4. oxymoron

Question #17:

He detected the smoky hint of a campfire in the distance.

  1. onomatopoeia
  2. oxymoron
  3. alliteration
  4. imagery

Question #18:

Smiling frown

  1. oxymoron
  2. alliteration
  3. imagery
  4. onomatopoeia

Question #19:

The still, sad sounds of sorrow sank into the room.

  1. imagery
  2. oxymoron
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. alliteration

Question #20:

The ocean water was painted with brilliant rainbow colors.

  1. imagery
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. alliteration
  4. oxymoron

Beach Park

Figurative Language 2 Review Assessment

Name______

Identify the figure of speech in each phrase.

Circle the correct answer.

Question #21:

Pigs oinking in the barnyard

  1. imagery
  2. oxymoron
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. alliteration

Question #22:

Icy hot

  1. alliteration
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. oxymoron
  4. imagery

Question #23:

Heaps of molding bread and rotting tomatoes awaited the garbage truck.

  1. alliteration
  2. oxymoron
  3. imagery
  4. onomatopoeia

Question #24:

The waves washed wantonly over the wall.

  1. imagery
  2. onomatopoeia
  3. alliteration
  4. oxymoron

Question #25:

The pungent smell of steaks cooking on the open fire drifted towards the hungry campers.

  1. alliteration
  2. imagery
  3. onomatopoeia

Beach Park

Figurative Language 2 Review Assessment

Answer Key

1. D -alliteration

2. D -onomatopoeia

3. A -imagery

4. B -oxymoron

5.C -onomatopoeia

6. A -imagery

7. D -alliteration

8. A -oxymoron

9. D -imagery

10. C -onomatopoeia

11. A -alliteration

12.C -imagery

13.A -onomatopoeia

14. C-oxymoron

15. A -alliteration

16. A-onomatopoeia

17. D-imagery

18. A -oxymoron

19. D-alliteration

20. A -imagery

21. C -onomatopoeia

22. C -oxymoron

23. C -imagery

24. C -alliteration

25. B -imagery