Figurative Language Quiz

A comparison between two dissimilar objects or concepts using "like" or "as".

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Personification

• Metaphor

Figurative language where a word or phrase is used that sounds phonetically like what it means.

• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor
• alliteration

Figurative language where there is a repetition of the same consonant sound at the start of successive or nearby words.

• onomatopoeia

• simile
• alliteration
• hyperbole

A deliberate and extreme exaggeration used to add emphasis.

• hyperbole
• metaphor
• personification

• alliteration

An idea or non-human thing is given human attributes or is spoken of as it it were human.

• personification
• hyperbole

• humanization
• simile

A comparison between two non-similar things created without the use of "like" or "as"

• hyperbole

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

What type of figurative language is this: "Mr. M's heart fell when he saw the student using their phone in class."

• simile
• personification
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Answer explanation

This is a personification because it is giving the non-human "heart" the ability to be disappointed, which is a human trait.

What type of figurative language is this: "If another student turns in an assignment late, I will throw a desk through the window"

• simile
• personification
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Answer explanation

This is a hyperbole because your teacher is exaggerating in order to emphasize their frustration. They would not actually throw a desk through a window. (hopefully)

What type of figurative language is this: "Her eyes were a map leading straight to his heart."

• simile
• personification
• metaphor
• hyperbole

Answer explanation

This is a metaphor because the girls eyes are being compared to a map without using "like" or "as".

What type of figurative language is this: "When they'd realized what they'd done, their faces were as pale as a ghost."

• metaphor

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• simile

Answer explanation

This is a simile because the color of their faces is being compared to a ghost using "as".