Figurative Language Quiz

What is the definition of personification?

• Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects

• Personification

• The act of impersonating someone

• The process of becoming a person

Which of the following sentences contains personification? a) The wind whispered through the trees. b) The cat sat on the mat. c) The sun is shining brightly. d) I have a lot of homework to do.

• b) The cat sat on the mat.

• a) The wind whispered through the trees.

• c) The sun is shining brightly.

• d) I have a lot of homework to do.

What is the definition of alliteration?

• Repetition of the same word 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 of the following examples demonstrates alliteration? a) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. b) The dog chased the ball. c) The sky is blue. d) I like to eat pizza.

• a

• d

• c

• b

Identify the personification in the sentence: 'The flowers danced in the breeze.'

• The flowers laughed

• The breeze danced

• The flowers sang

• flowers danced

Identify the personification in the sentence: 'The stars winked at me from the night sky.'

• The stars were shining brightly.

• The stars were visible in the dark sky.

• The stars were twinkling in the night sky.

• The stars winked at me

Identify the personification in the sentence: 'The car engine roared to life.'

• The car engine was silent.

• The car engine purred softly.

• The car engine hummed a lullaby.

• The car engine roared to life.

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore.'

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• Sally sells shells by the seashore.

• Sally buys seashells by the seashore.

• Sally sells seashells

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: 'The cat climbed up the tree.'

• climbed cat

• climbed up

• cat tree

• up tree

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: 'I have a yellow umbrella.'

• bright parasol

• yellow umbrella

• golden raincoat

• sunny shade