Figurative Language Quiz 1

After a long day of hiking, he slept like a log.

• Metaphor

• Simile

He was so strong, he could chop the tree down with one swing of his axe.

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

“Boom!” The thunder echoed through the sky.

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

She was as happy as a clam when she won the contest.

• Metaphor

• Simile

Bees busily buzzed through the blossoms.

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

The warm sun peeked out from behind the grey clouds.

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

He was a gazelle running smoothly down the road.

• Metaphor

• Simile

The cookies were so delicious, I think I ate a million of them!

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

The cereal popped and cracked in my bowl.

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

The teacher was a wise owl.

• Metaphor

• Simile