Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• He swims like a fish.

• The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentences:

• Time is a thief.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• She is fishing in troubled waters.

• Both A and B are metaphors.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The car danced across the icy road.

• The stars winked in the night sky.

• All of the above.

Identify the sentence that uses alliteration.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• All of the above.

Which of the following best describes conflict in literature?

• The sequence of events in a story.

• The struggle between opposing forces.

• The background information about the characters and setting.

• The climax of the story.

What does tone refer to in literature?

• The author's attitude toward the subject.

• The feeling the reader gets from the story.

• The main idea of the story.

• The perspective from which the story is told.

Mood in literature is best described as:

• The author's use of descriptive language.

• The emotional atmosphere that a piece of writing evokes in the reader.

• The author's attitude towards the subject matter.

• The underlying message or meaning of a story.

Foreshadowing in literature is used to:

• Describe the setting in detail.

• Give hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

• Present the main conflict of the story.

• Introduce the main characters.

Which of the following is an example of imagery?

• The sound of the rain was a sweet lullaby.

• The scent of jasmine filled the night air.

• The pie tasted like summer.

• All of the above.

A symbol in literature is:

• A figure of speech where a word is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• A person, place, object, or activity that stands for something beyond itself.

• The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."