Language Arts Quiz: Literary Devices

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor in literature?

• The cat is on the roof

• The car is driving fast

• The world is a stage

• The sun is shining bright

What is the main difference between a simile and a metaphor?

• A simile and a metaphor are the same thing

• A simile is used in poetry, while a metaphor is used in prose

• A simile compares two things that are very similar, while a metaphor compares two things that are very different

• A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare two things, while a metaphor directly states that one thing is another.

Which line from the poem is an example of hyperbole?

• My backpack is so heavy it feels like I'm giving a baby elephant a piggyback ride.

• The stars are dancing in the sky.

• The ocean is whispering my name.

• The piano keys rested, exhausted by the boy's fevered playing.

Which literary device is in the following sentence: 'The trees whispered secrets to each other'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Create a simile for the following scenario: 'She ran very fast'

• She ran like a snail

• She ran like a sloth

• She ran like the wind

• She ran like a turtle

Which is an example of a simile?

• His room was a hurricane of a mess.
• His room looked as if a hurricane came  through.
• A hurricane! AHHH!
• The hurricane screamed through the town. 

"As straight as an arrow" is an example of what?

• simile
• alliteration
• metaphor
• onomatopoeia

What's the meaning of this simile?
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."

• Her hair is red.
• She talks really loudly.
• She gets really angry. 
• She spits when she talks. 

What is personification?

• The same beginning sound repeated
• Giving human characteristics to non-human things
• A word that is a sound
• An exaggeration

What type of figurative language is shown?
Her long hair is an ocean of waves.

• personification
• onomatopoeia
• hyperbole
• metaphor