Figurative Language Quiz

What is a simile?

• A simile is a type of onomatopoeia.

• A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile is a type of rhyme.

• A simile is a type of metaphor.

Which of the following is an example of a simile? A) The wind howled like a wolf. B) The wind blew strongly. C) The wind whispered through the trees.

• D

• B

• C

• A

What is a metaphor?

• 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 type of personification.

• A metaphor is a type of simile.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? A) The stars twinkled in the night sky. B) The stars are diamonds in the sky. C) The stars are bright.

• C

• B

• A

• D

What is personification?

• Giving living qualities to non-living things.

• Making things seem worse than they actually are.

• Repeating syllables.

• Repetition of consonants.

Which of the following is an example of personification? A) The flowers danced in the breeze. B) The flowers are colorful. C) The flowers smell sweet.

• A

• D

• C

• B

What is hyperbole?

• A form of poetry that follows a specific rhyme scheme and meter.

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

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

• A type of mathematical equation.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole? A) I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. B) I'm a little hungry. C) I'm hungry.

• B

• C

• A

• D

What is an idiom?

• A phrase or expression with a figurative meaning.

• A type of clothing.

• A mathematical equation.

• A type of insect.

Which of the following is an example of an idiom? A) It's raining cats and dogs. B) It's raining heavily. C) It's raining lightly.

• B

• C

• A

• D