Figurative Language Standardized Test

NEW YORK CITY

New York City is like a jungle.

No, it is a jungle.
It’s always jumping with excitement.
Because of the noise, half the city is deaf.
Still, the city cares about its crazy customers.
Brands, light, cabs, style: it’s all there.
This city is great – always something to do.
“B E E P” “B E E E E P” get out of the way!
When I arrived in New York, I was ready for chaos-
Instead I found rhythm.

Carmelo

1. What is the purpose of the first line of the poem?

a. Get the reader interested
b. Earn a prize
c. Comparison
d. Focus on the work

2. What word is used to contrast the simile and metaphor in lines one and two?
a. Jungle
b. Like
c. No
d. New York City

3. Identify what the author personified in line three.

a. Jungle
b. Jumping
c. Excitement
d. New York City

4. Identify the literary element in line four.

a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Hyperbole
d. Onomatopoeia

5. The author uses alliteration in line five to appeal to the reader’s

a. Compassion
b. Fear
c. Excitement
d. Greed
6. Listing components of New York in line six is used to demonstrate
a. Irony
b. Alliteration
c. Imagery
d. How scary the city is

7. Line seven can be described as

a. Fact
b. Opinion
c. Metaphor
d. Hyperbole

8. The author clarifies the onomatopoeia in line eight with

a. Exclamation point
b. Screaming words
c. Quotation marks
d. Honking sounds

9. The reader can identify the mood and tone of the poem by
a. Line three
b. Line six
c. Line seven
d. Line nine

10. The author uses repetition in line eight to express

a. Volume
b. Stuttering
c. Comfort
d. Onomatopoeia

11. Identify the change that occurs after line four.

a. Idiom
b. Shift
c. Symbol
d. Illusion

12. “Wait until you visit a place before you judge it,” is the author’s expression of
a. Rhyme
b. Theme
c. Rhythm
d. illusion
 KEY

1. C, 2. B, 3. D, 4. C, 5. A, 6. B, 7. B, 8. C, 9. C, 10. D, 11. B, 12. B