Figurative Language Quiz

Which example below is a "Simile"?

• She is as innocent as an angel
• The world is a stage
• He is a lion in the fight
• Time is money

Which example below is a "Simile"?

• She looks like a baby.

• This class is a zoo.

• School is a prison.

• Its hotter than Hades.

Which example below is a "Metaphor"?

• The snow is a white blanket
• He is as funny as a monkey
• She is as innocent as an angel
• This town is like another country.

Which example below is a "Metaphor"?

• Life is like box of chocolates.

• She is as smart as a whip.

• Ogres are like onions.

• That football team is an army.

Which example below is "Personification" ?

• The sun smiled down on us
• The cat chased its tail
• The car honked loudly
• The book fell off the shelf

Which example below is "Personification" ?

• Its raining cats and dogs.

• The car is fast.

• The flower is dancing in the wind.

• The lion stretched out on the hill.

Which example below is an onomatopoeia?

• Bang

• Wink

• Laugh

• Trip

Which example below is an onomatopoeia?

• Achoo

• Barf

• Eating

• Laugh

What is the example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
• The sun is a star
• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
• A square has four sides

Which example below is an Hyberbole?

• My feet feel like a thousand tons.

• I ran 10 miles.

• I jumped over the doghouse

• I broke the glass while singing.