Figurative language and poetry quiz

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

• Similie

• Onomatopoeia

• personification

• Metaphor

"Homework is a breeze," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

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.

"The stars in the sky winked," is an example of what?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

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

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Oxymoron

"My backpack weighs a ton!" is an example of which figurative langauge?

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Personification

• Hyperbole

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

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Analogy

Which figurative language uses a reference to a famous person, event, or other literary work?

• Similie

• Metaphor

• Allusion

• Onomatopoeia

What is an example of an idiom?

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• Life is like a box of chocolates.

• Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink.

• He runs like a deer.

The fire station burned down.

• Metaphor

• irony

• idiom

• Hyperbole