Simile & Metaphor Quiz

The Horse is a slippery snake that slithers across the lawn

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

Caitlin's smile was as wide as the sea

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Cliches

• Alliteration

He was a tiger in the board meeting

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

The bed was as soft as a cotton ball

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

The wave is a dog rushing to the beach for its bone

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

The car was the color of blood

• Oxymoron

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Idiom

The little boy stood as straight as a soldier

• Simile

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

My friend is a Shakespeare when in English class

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Assonance

He was a roaring lion in anger, though now he is silent

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

When attacked in his home, he will fight like a caged tiger

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Oxymoron

• Simile