Figurative Language Quiz

What is alliteration?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of several words in a phrase

• An extreme exaggeration

• Words that sound like what they are

Which of the following is an example of an allusion?

• The bus zipped quickly by

• He thinks he's such an Einstein anytime he answers a question correctly

• The mountains were swallowed by the heavy clouds

• Love is a rose

What is a euphemism?

• An extreme exaggeration

• A substitution of an agreeable or non-offensive phrase for one that might be offensive or unpleasant

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Words that sound like what they are

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”

• The bus zipped quickly by

• That building can touch the clouds

• Love is a rose

What is an idiom?

• An expression that cannot be understood by literal or ordinary meanings

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Words that sound like what they are

• An extreme exaggeration

Which of the following is an example of irony?

• The name of Britain’s biggest dog was “Tiny”

• The bus zipped quickly by

• Love is a rose

• He sings like an angel

What is imagery?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Descriptive language that appeals to one of the five senses

• An extreme exaggeration

• Words that sound like what they are

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The bus zipped quickly by

• Love is a rose

• He sings like an angel

• The mountains were swallowed by the heavy clouds

What is onomatopoeia?

• Words that sound like what they are

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An extreme exaggeration

• A substitution of an agreeable or non-offensive phrase

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• The bus zipped quickly by

• The movie was a tragic comedy

• Love is a rose

• He sings like an angel