Figurative Language Quiz

Write the letter of the figurative language with the correct definition. Comparing two things without using “like” or “as”.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Write the letter of the figurative language with the correct definition. The repetition of using initial consonant sounds in two or more words.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Write the letter of the figurative language with the correct definition. A humorous exaggeration.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Write the letter of the figurative language with the correct definition. Giving something human qualities.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Write the letter of the figurative language with the correct definition. A word that imitates the sound associated with it.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Write the letter of the figurative language with the correct definition. Comparing two things using “like” or “as”.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Write the letter of the figurative language with the correct definition. A phrase that does not have the same meaning as what it says.

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Write the type of figurative language that is being used for each example. She sells seashells by the seashore.

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Write the type of figurative language that is being used for each example. The tall grass danced in the breeze.

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Write the type of figurative language that is being used for each example. That house is so large that you need a map to find the bathroom!

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification