Figurative Language Quiz 1

The fire was blazing so high that it swallowed the entire forest.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• alliteration

Joey’s toy box was so big that you’d need a map to get around it.

• personification

• hyperbole

• alliteration

• idiom

The clouds were big, puffy marshmallows in the sky.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• allusion

The tall grass danced in the breeze.

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The sweet, sugary smells filled the summer air.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• metaphor

I tried to keep the party a secret, but I always seem to let the cat out of the bag.

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• idiom

When she opened the window, she heard birds chirping, bees buzzing, and the leaves rustling.

• alliteration

• idiom

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Hank didn’t make it into work because he was feeling under the weather.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• idiom

"The city was a jungle." is an example of what?

• Hyperbole
• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CRASH, BANG, BOOM! The fireworks screamed across the sky.

• Onomatopoeia

• imagery

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5