Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is onomatopoeia?

• She runs like a cheetah.
• This is not the United Nations - use your English!
• The dog said "Woof, woof, woof!"

Which of the following is a simile?

• She runs like a cheetah.
• This is not the United Nations - use your English!
• The dog said "Woof, woof, woof!"

Which of the following is an allusion?

• She runs like a cheetah.
• This is not the United Nations - use your English!
• The dog said "Woof, woof, woof!"

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• This is the hardest test that has ever been made!
• The loon flew through the smooth dunes in June.
• The astronaut thinks that flying is too plane.

Which of the following is assonce?

• This is the hardest test that has ever been made!
• The loon flew through the smooth dunes in June.
• The astronaut thinks that flying is too plane.

Which of the following is alliteration

• Marcia made milk chocolate macaroons for Mardi Gras.
• The wind sang a lovely song in Marco's ear.
• Marcia jumped into the pool with a splash!

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• California is an inferno of fire.
• California is like an oven.
• California is a nice place to be.

Which of the following is personification?

• The chair tripped me as I walked through the class.
• Marcia jumped into the pool with a splash!
• The wind blew.

Which of the following is an idiom?

• She was a ray of sunshine making everyone around her happy.
• The dog said "Woof, woof, woof!"
• Use your English in English class.

Which of the following is an idiom?

• The girl was head over heels for her new puppy.
• The girl likes her new puppy.
• The girl was like her new puppy.