Figurative Language Quiz

Which one uses the words "like" or "as" to compare 2 things?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Idiom

What is onomatopoeia?

• An exaggeration

• A sound word

• A comparison

• A common phrase

Which phrase is a hyperbole?

• If I don't get an iPhone, I will die!

• Your smile is like the sun.

• He felt under the weather.

• You are my sunshine.

Which figurative language is used in this phrase?:

The trees danced in the wind.

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Idiom

What is this phrase an example of?

Sally sells seashells by the seashore

• Personification

• Idiom

• Simile

• Alliteration

Which phrase is an example of a metaphor?

• The game was a piece of cake.

• This bag weighs a ton.

• My mom is an angel.

• The book somersaulted off the desk.

Which is an example of an idiom?

• It's raining cats and dogs!

• You are my sunshine.

• The stars were like diamonds.

• The dogs were playing tag in the backyard.

Which figurative language gives human characteristics to non-human things?

• Simile

• Personification

• Idiom

• Metaphor

What is a hyperbole?

• A common phrase

• An exaggeration

• A comparison

• A word

Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Splat!

• You are my sunshine.

• A ton of bricks

• A cloud pillow