Figurative Language Quiz

What does a simile compare two things using?

• The word "like" or "as"

• The word "because"

• No specific words

• The word "and"

What does a metaphor directly compare two things without using?

• The word "like" or "as"

• The word "because"

• The word "and"

• Any connecting words

What is personification?

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• Using exaggerated language to make a point

• Repeating the initial consonant sounds in a series of words

What is alliteration?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words

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

What is hyperbole?

• A direct comparison

• An exaggeration used for effect

• Giving human qualities to animals or objects

• The repetition of vowel sounds

What is onomatopoeia?

• The use of words that imitate the sounds they describe

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• Giving human characteristics to non-human things

What is an idiom?

• A phrase where the words together have a meaning different from the dictionary definitions of individual words

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

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• An exaggeration to make a point

What does "It's raining cats and dogs" mean?

• Animals are falling from the sky

• It is raining very hard

• Cats and dogs are fighting

• It is a sunny day

What is an example of a metaphor?

• She is as brave as a lion

• The snow is a white blanket

• He runs like the wind

• The classroom was a zoo

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees

• She is as fast as a cheetah

• He is a shining star

• The car roared to life