Figurative Language Quiz

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

The car is a dinosaur so we better buy a new one.

• The car is very old.
• The car was truly made in prehistoric times.
• The car is very new.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is an example of an alliteration?

• The vase flew off of the shelf. 
• Powerful pandas punch parrots.
• The plant liked to fly.
• I like to eat pie.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language is shown?
She was so sad that all the tears she cried filled up a lake.

• hyperbole
• oxymoron
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia

What type of figurative language is shown?
The flower hugged the earth after being blown over by the storm.

• personification
• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile

What type of figurative language is shown?
Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• simile
• metaphor
• hyperbole
• alliteration

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• You are as a beautiful as a flower.
• The trees danced in the wind.
• I waited in line for 10 years!
• He is an encyclopedia of knowledge. 

What's the meaning of this personification?
"The camera loves me!"

• Photography is one of my hobbies.
• I own an expensive camera.
• Photos of me are always really good. 
• I like to visit art museums.

What is this an example of ?   "Night was creeping on the ground! She crept, and did not make a sound...." James Stephens

• symbolism
• simile
• oxymoron
• personification