Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• She is as brave as a lion.

• The sun is shining.

• She is as strong as an ox.

• He runs like the wind.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• Her heart is a boulder.

• Her heart is a rock.

• Her heart is a pebble.

• Her heart is a stone.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The rock is hard and unyielding.

• The river flowed gently.

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Crash

• Bang

• Whisper

• Jump

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• Mary had a little lamb.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

What is a simile?

• A simile is a type of metaphor.

• A simile is a type of rhyme.

• A simile is a type of onomatopoeia.

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

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of personification.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is another, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A metaphor is a type of simile.

What is personification?

• Personification is the attribution of animal qualities to non-animal entities.

• Personification is the process of making a person feel inferior.

• Personification is the act of giving a person a new identity.

• Personification is the attribution of human qualities to non-human entities.

What is onomatopoeia?

• A type of fruit

• A word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes.

• A dance move

• A type of weather phenomenon

What is alliteration?

• Alliteration is a figure of speech where a word is repeated multiple times in a sentence.

• Alliteration is a type of rhyme scheme in poetry.

• Alliteration is a literary device where a series of words in a sentence have the same first consonant sound.

• Alliteration is a type of punctuation used to separate items in a list.