Figurative Language Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
• An exaggerated statement
• A combination of contradictory terms

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
• An exaggerated statement
• A combination of contradictory terms

What is hyperbole?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
• An exaggerated statement
• A combination of contradictory terms

What is alliteration?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• The repetition of initial sounds in words
• An exaggerated statement
• A combination of contradictory terms

What is personification?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
• An exaggerated statement
• Giving human traits or abilities to non-human things

What is an oxymoron?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
• An exaggerated statement
• A combination of contradictory terms

What is onomatopoeia?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'
• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
• Words that imitate the sounds they describe
• A combination of contradictory terms

Which example is a simile?

• The sky was a brilliant blue.
• Waves crashed onto the shore like thunder.
• The car zoomed past in the blink of an eye.
• Her laughter was music to my ears.

Which example is a metaphor?

• The dog was as quick as lightning.
• The trees danced in the wind.
• My heart is a drum beating rapidly.
• The rain fell in sheets.

Which example is hyperbole?

• The hike took forever.
• The cake was as light as a feather.
• The teenager slept for ages.
• All of the above