Figurative Language Quiz

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: "The stars winked at us from the night sky"?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

In the phrase "as busy as a bee," what figurative language is being used?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The cat's fur was as soft as silk

• Time flies when you're having fun

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers

• The old car groaned as it started

What type of figurative language is "The thunder shouted in the distance"?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

In the phrase "The baby was as light as a feather," what is being compared?

• The baby and lightness

• The baby and a feather

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

What type of figurative language is used in "Life is a highway"?

• Personification

• Oxymoron

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of these is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The sun smiled down on the picnickers

• Her voice was music to his ears

• The alarm clock went "Ring! Ring! Ring!"

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse

What type of figurative language is "It's raining cats and dogs"?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.5.5B

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence:

The teacher let out a silent scream when she saw the mouse in the corner of the room.

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• He runs faster than the wind

• The leaves danced in the breeze

• The clock ticked loudly

• She is as quiet as a mouse