Figurative Language Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a form of visual art.

Which of the following is an example of a simile? a) The wind whispered through the trees. b) The stars danced in the night sky. c) The sun is a golden ball in the sky.

• a. The wind howled through the trees.

• b. The stars shone brightly in the night sky.

• c

• d. The sun is a giant fireball in the sky.

What is personification?

• Attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

• Describing a person's appearance

• Giving human characteristics to animals

• Assigning emotions to inanimate objects

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole? a) I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. b) The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden. c) The waves crashed against the shore.

• d. The sun is shining.

• a

• b. The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden.

• c. The waves crashed against the shore.

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the same sound or letter in the middle of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of adjacent or closely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of a sentence.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? a) The moon is a silver coin in the sky. b) The raindrops fell like tears from the sky. c) The cat hissed angrily.

• c

• b

• d

• a

Which of the following is an example of a simile? a) The wind howled through the night. b) The snowflakes are like tiny diamonds. c) The fire crackled and popped.

• a. The wind howled through the day.

• c. The fire crackled and fizzled.

• d. The snowflakes are like tiny feathers.

• b

Which of the following is an example of personification? a) The trees whispered secrets to each other. b) The stars twinkled in the night sky. c) The waves crashed against the rocks.

• b

• a

• c

• d

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole? a) I have a million things to do. b) The flowers swayed gently in the breeze. c) The thunder rumbled in the distance.

• a

• c

• b

• d

Which of the following is an example of alliteration? a) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. b) The sun set behind the mountains. c) The bird sang a beautiful melody.

• b

• c

• a

• d