What is a metaphor?
Figurative Language Quiz

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Brittany Howard
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A metaphor is a mathematical equation.
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.
A metaphor is a type of poem.
A metaphor is a form of visual art.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a simile? a) The wind whispered through the trees. b) The stars danced in the night sky. c) The sun is a golden ball in the sky.
a. The wind howled through the trees.
b. The stars shone brightly in the night sky.
c
d. The sun is a giant fireball in the sky.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
Attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.
Describing a person's appearance
Giving human characteristics to animals
Assigning emotions to inanimate objects
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of hyperbole? a) I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. b) The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden. c) The waves crashed against the shore.
d. The sun is shining.
a
b. The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden.
c. The waves crashed against the shore.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is alliteration?
Repetition of the same sound or letter in the middle of adjacent or closely connected words.
Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of adjacent or closely connected words.
Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of a sentence.
Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? a) The moon is a silver coin in the sky. b) The raindrops fell like tears from the sky. c) The cat hissed angrily.
c
b
d
a
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of a simile? a) The wind howled through the night. b) The snowflakes are like tiny diamonds. c) The fire crackled and popped.
a. The wind howled through the day.
c. The fire crackled and fizzled.
d. The snowflakes are like tiny feathers.
b
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