Figurative Language Quiz

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that describes a person or thing using exaggerated or over-the-top language.

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'and'.

• A figure of speech that compares two similar things using 'like' or 'as'.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'Her smile is as bright as the sun'?

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• personification

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

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

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation.

• A metaphor is a form of visual art.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The world is a stage'?

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

What is a hyperbole?

• A type of poem

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• A type of irony where the opposite of what is expected happens

• An exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'I've told you a million times'?

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

What is personification?

• Personification is the act of giving animals human-like characteristics.

• Personification is attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

• Personification is the process of turning a person into a fictional character.

• Personification is the use of exaggerated language to describe a person.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'The flowers danced in the wind'?

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of different sounds or letters at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

• 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 beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Which figure of speech is used in the sentence: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor