Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile? a) The wind whispered through the trees. b) The stars danced in the night sky. c) Her smile was as bright as the sun. d) The flowers bloomed in the garden.

• b

• c

• a

• d

Choose the correct metaphor from the options below: a) He is a shining star. b) The moon is a silver coin. c) The raindrops fell like tears. d) The tree branches swayed in the wind.

• d

• b

• c

• a

Identify the example of personification in the following sentence: 'The waves crashed angrily against the shore.' a) waves crashed b) angrily against c) against the shore d) The waves

• d) The waves.

• c) against the shore

• b) angrily against

• a) waves crashed

Which of the following is a hyperbole? a) I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. b) The sun is shining brightly. c) The cat sat on the mat. d) The river flowed gently.

• d

• c

• a

• b

Choose the correct idiom from the options below: a) It's raining cats and dogs. b) She has a heart of gold. c) He's as strong as an ox. d) The book is on the table.

• a) It's raining cats and dogs.

• d) The book is under the table.

• c) He's as weak as a mouse.

• b) She has a heart of silver.

What is a simile? a) A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'. b) A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things. c) A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis. d) A figure of speech that describes something as if it were something else.

• c

• b

• a

• d

What is a metaphor? a) A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'. b) A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things. c) A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis. d) A figure of speech that describes something as if it were something else.

• d

• c

• b

• a

What is personification? a) A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'. b) A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things. c) A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis. d) A figure of speech that describes something as if it were something else.

• b

• c

• a

• d

What is a hyperbole? a) A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'. b) A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things. c) A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis. d) A figure of speech that describes something as if it were something else.

• a

• c

• b

• d

What is an idiom? a) A figure of speech that compares two things using 'like' or 'as'. b) A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things. c) A figure of speech that exaggerates for emphasis. d) A group of words whose meaning is different from the meanings of the individual words.

• a

• b

• c

• d