Figurative Language Quiz

Which type of figurative language uses "like" or "as" to compare two things?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

"Time is a thief" is an example of:

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Which figurative device gives human characteristics to non-human things?

• Allusion

• Symbol

• Imagery

• Personification

"I'm so hungry I could eat dirt right now" is an example of:

• Hyperbole

• Irony

• Allusion

• Imagery

Which type of figurative language makes a reference to a well-known person, event, or text?

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

In the phrase "The trees danced in the wind," what figurative device is used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which of the following is NOT a type of irony mentioned in the presentation?

• Verbal irony

• Dramatic irony

• Situational irony

• Cosmic irony

What type of figurative language uses words that sound like what they describe?

• Imagery

• Symbol

• Onomatopoeia

• Allusion

"Her smile is the sunrise" is an example of:

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Which figurative device often appeals to the five senses?

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia