Figurative Language Quiz

My father is the sun and moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• similie

The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• similie

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• personification

He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• personification

• similie

• metaphor

Ugghh! Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• personification

The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• similie

The baby is an octopus, grabbing everything in sight. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• similie

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

Leslie said she was in the dark about what was going on. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• idiom

• simile

• hyperbole

• alliteration

Teddy tiger tried tying teepees together. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• alliteration

• simile

• idiom

I like pancakes so much I could eat a million of them. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• hyperbole

• idiom

• similie

• metaphor

Smash! When the cup fell off the table. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration