Figurative Language Quiz

Which figurative language term is defined as "a comparison using 'like' or 'as'"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

What is an example of a metaphor?

• He is as slow as a snail.

• He is a snail.

• The wind roared!

• Boom, Bang!

Which term describes "giving human qualities to something that is not human"?

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Onomatopoeia

What is the definition of hyperbole?

• A sound word

• An extreme exaggeration

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Repetitive initial consonant sound

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Boom, Bang!

• I ate a million cookies!

• Hannah’s home has heat, hopefully.

• He is as slow as a snail.

What is an idiom?

• An expression that means something other than the literal meaning of the words

• A comparison without using "like" or "as"

• Descriptive words that create an image in your mind

• A metaphor that uses the comparison throughout the poem

Which figurative language term is described as "descriptive words that create an image in your mind"?

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

What is the definition of onomatopoeia?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A sound word

• An extreme exaggeration

• Giving human qualities to something that is not human

Which example best represents personification?

• The wind roared!

• He is a snail.

• Boom, Bang!

• I have a frog in my throat.

What is an extended metaphor?

• A metaphor that uses the comparison throughout the poem

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Repetitive initial consonant sound

• An extreme exaggeration