Figurative Language Quiz

Words that are used together and start with the same consonant sound

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Idiom

Which element of figurative language is defined as extreme exaggeration?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

Which element of figurative language is defined as a comparison of two things using like or as?

• Idiom

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Which element of figurative language is defined as using human terms describe something that is not human?

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

• idiom

Which literary element is defined as the perspective from which a story is told, usually 1st or 3rd person?

• cultural perspective

• setting

• plot

• point of view

"The high yellow moon won’t come out to play" - what type of figurative language did Bob Marley use in his song?

• personification

• allusion

• simile

• metaphor

"Baby, you're a firework" - what type of figurative language does Katy Perry use in her song?

• idiom

• metaphor

• simile

• personfication

An object or animal spoken of as if it has human feelings, thoughts or attitude.

This is_________________?

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

• simile

An expression peculiar to a particular language that means something different

from the literal meaning of the words.

• allusion

• point of view

• idiom

• cultural perspective

The use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning.

• allusion

• metaphor

• simile

• Onomatopoeia