Figurative Language Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Giving human characteristics to things that are not human

• An extreme exaggeration

• Sound words

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• Her heart was glass

• The flowers danced in the breeze

• The snow crunched beneath my feet

• His face was as red as a tomato

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Giving human characteristics to things that are not human

• An extreme exaggeration

• A comparison of two unlike things that says one is the other

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Her heart was glass

• The flowers danced in the breeze

• The snow crunched beneath my feet

• His face was as red as a tomato

What is personification?

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Giving human characteristics to things that are not human

• An extreme exaggeration

• Sound words

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• Her heart was glass

• The flowers danced in the breeze

• The snow crunched beneath my feet

• His face was as red as a tomato

What is onomatopoeia?

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Giving human characteristics to things that are not human

• An extreme exaggeration

• Sound words

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Her heart was glass

• The flowers danced in the breeze

• The snow crunched beneath my feet

• The wind whispered through the trees

What is hyperbole?

• A comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• Giving human characteristics to things that are not human

• An extreme exaggeration

• Sound words

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• She called me a million times last night

• The flowers danced in the breeze

• The snow crunched beneath my feet

• His face was as red as a tomato