Figurative Language Quiz

A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.

• idiom

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

A common, often-used saying that isn't meant to be taken literally.

• pun

• idiom

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

A comparison using "like" or "as"

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

What is being personified in this stanza?

“Because I could not stop for Death –
He kindly stopped for me –
The Carriage held but just Ourselves –
And Immortality.

• Time is being personified.

• Death is being personified.

• Life is being personified.

• The carriage is being personified.

What does this idiom mean?

FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK

• A simple and easy task.

• A very difficult or impossible task.

• To avoid pain.

• A common occurrence in daily life.

What does this metaphor mean?

My love for her, a raging fire, never ended.

• The metaphor indicates that the speaker is jealous of other people who talk to his lover.

• The metaphor suggests the speaker's love is weak and fleeting.
• The metaphor means that the speaker's love is intense and everlasting.
• The metaphor implies that the speaker loves her.

Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.

• hyperbole

• simile

• oxymoron

• pun

What is the speaker trying to say by using this hyperbole?

I spent a couple of weeks there one day.

• The speaker is suggesting that they were bored during that time.
• The speaker is exaggerating to convey that the time spent felt much longer than it actually was.
• The speaker is stating that time has no meaning.
• The speaker is indicating that they were very busy during that day.

How does the usage of onomatopoeia in this excerpt from "The Outsiders" affect the story?

It wasn't long before he and Steve and Two-Bit were throwing paper wads at each other and clowning around, and finally Steve dropped a hymn book with a bang--- accidentally, of course. Everyone in the place turned around to look at us, and Johnny and I nearly crawled under the pews. And then Two-Bit waved at them. I hadn't been to church since.

• The onomatopoeia makes it more interesting to read.

• The onomatopoeia makes Two-Bit seem unruly.

• The onomatopoeia is irrelevant and does not contribute to the story's tone.

• The onomatopoeia adds emphasis to the action and enhances the emotional response of the characters.

How does figurative language affect a piece of writing?

• Figurative language has no impact on the reader's understanding.

• Figurative language adds depth, evokes emotions, and creates vivid imagery in writing.

• Figurative language makes writing more confusing.

• It makes the writing more fun to read.