Figurative Language quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• An exaggeration for effect

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• She is as brave as a lion

• He swims like a fish

• The classroom was a zoo

• The stars are sparkling diamonds

Identify the personification in the following sentence: "The wind whispered through the trees."

• Wind

• Whispered

• Trees

• Through

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

• She is as light as a feather

• The car is as fast as lightning

• He is a shining star

What does onomatopoeia mean?

• A type of rhyme

• Words that imitate sounds

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human traits to non-human objects

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• The cat ran up the tree

• The sun is shining brightly

• She sells seashells by the seashore

Choose the sentence that contains a simile.

• The moon is a glowing orb in the night sky

• She danced like a leaf on the wind

• Time is a thief

• The computer hummed as it worked

Which sentence is an example of a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket

• He is as strong as an ox

• She is like a bird

• The cake was as sweet as sugar

Find the personification in the following sentence: "The sun greeted me this morning."

• Sun

• Greeted

• Morning

• Me

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• It rained cats and dogs

• He ran faster than the wind

• I've told you a million times

• The ant was as big as an elephant