Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The cat is as fast as lightning.

• The sun is a yellow ball in the sky.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The world is a stage.

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• She is as strong as an ox.

• He runs like the wind.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• The sun is shining brightly.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The river flowed swiftly.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so tired I could sleep for a year.

• I'm so full I could explode.

• I'm so cold I could turn into an ice cube.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Mary had a little lamb.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a type of simile.

• A metaphor is a literal statement.

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

What is a simile?

• A simile is a type of poem.

• A simile is a type of metaphor.

• A simile is a figure of speech that compares two similar things.

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

What is personification?

• A type of dance

• Personification

• A form of poetry

• A method of cooking

What is hyperbole?

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

• Exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

• A type of mathematical equation.

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

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of adjacent or closely connected words.

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

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of non-adjacent or loosely connected words.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.