Poetry Elements Quiz

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

The baby pig is as cute as a button.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

The pink pig played in the puddle.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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A ​ (a)   compares two things using the words ​like or ​as .

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia

A ​ (a)   compares two things using a direct comparison.

• metaphor
• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• simile

An​ (a)   contains repeated sounds at the beginning of a word.

• alliteration
• onomatopoeia
• simile
• metaphor

Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Silly Sally sat on six silver coins.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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Which kind of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Mrs. Crown runs as slow as a turtle.

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

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Which describes personification?

• Giving human qualities to objects or animals.

• Comparing 2 things using "like" or "as"

• Comparing 2 things saying that one things is something else.

What object is being personified in this sentence?

In other words: What object is doing something only people can do?

The wind whistled a happy tune as I hiked along the mountain trail.

• mountain

• wind

• tune

What object is being personified in the sentence?

In other words: What object is acting like a human?

The bright orange walls screamed at her when she walked in the room.

• walls

• scream