Figurative language terms and identification quiz

What type of figurative language gives human qualities to objects or animals?

• Similie

• Onomatopoeia

• personification

• Metaphor

Which of the following is NOT an example of onomatopoeia?

• buzz

• meow

• book

• splat

Which is NOT an example of a simile?

• Her heart is like gold.

• He is as busy as a bee.

• Life is a rollercoaster.

• She is larger than life.

Which figurative language is an exaggeration that is so dramatic, no one could believe it?

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

A word or phrase that is used together even though it is contradictory or opposite is...

• An Analogy

• An Oxymoron

• An Onomatopoeia

• A Hyperbole

The figurative language that you use to compare two unlike things without using "like", "than", or "as" is...

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Analogy

I got to the sale too late and they were sold out. Oh well, the early bird catches the worm. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

• idiom

An overused expression that has lost its meaning is called...

• idiom

• metaphor

• cliche'

• literal

Language that should not be taken with an exact meaning and instead is used for comparison or fun

• Literal

• Idiom

• Figurative

• Metaphor

Language that can be found in the dictionary and taken for what is said.

• Literal

• Figurative

• Oxymoron

• Parallel