Figurative Language Quiz

____________ is a comparison of two unlike things, but does not use the words "like" or "as".

• Simile
• Synonym
• Personification
• Metaphor

__________ a comparison of two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as".

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Synonym
• Hyperbole

__________ is the process of giving human qualities to something that isn't human.

• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Simile 
• Metaphor

_________ is a big exaggeration, usually with humor.

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The sun was calling my name with its glowing, warm rays of light"

• Metaphor
• Personification
• Refrain
• Hyperbole

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

• Simile
• Refrain
• Personification
• Metaphor

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.

• Rhyme
• Simile
• Alliteration
• Personification

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The teenage boy left behind a stench of Axe so powerful that it could set off the smoke detectors"

• Hyperbole
• Personification
• Simile
• Refrain

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

What is an idiom?

• A bird?
• A device used to confuse the reader.
• A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.
• A group of words that begin with the same sound.