Figurative Language Quiz

Figurative language does NOT

• stretch the meaning for effect.

• uses the realistic meaning of a word.

• often use comparisons and exaggerations.

• make the text sound more artistic or easily understandable.

A comparison using "like" or "as" is known as:

• a metaphor

• a simile

• an allusion

• personification

This type of figurative language describes an object or action in a way that is not literally true.

• metaphor

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

Personification is a type of figurative language in which:

• a word is chosen to represent a sound

• two things are compared using "like" or "as"

• non-humans are spoken of as if they were human

• something is exaggerated

"Whoosh" and "Buzz" are examples of:

• personification

• symbolism

• similes

• onomatopoeia

An indirect reference to something is known as:

• a metaphor

• an allusion

• an illusion

• onomatopoeia

Match the following examples of figurative language to the correct category:

• onomatopoeia

• She's tough as nails.

• simile

• Don't be such a Scrooge!

• allusion

• Snap, crackle, pop.

Match the following examples of figurative language to the correct category:

• personification

• Boom!

• onomatopoeia

• The story jumped off the page.

• metaphor

• He broke my heart.

"Because I love you, I cannot be with you. You are like a rabid dog I can only watch from a distance. You bite and hurt me, even though you do not mean to hurt me." This quotation contains an example of ​ (a)   .

• a simile
• onomatopoeia
• personification

"She would’ve stayed in her room and asked for a little broth and a corn tortilla rolled tight as a Cuban havana, but the dogs were waiting for her to walk with them." This quotation contains an example of​ (a)   .

• a simile
• a metaphor
• an allusion