Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• His smile was as bright as a potato

• The wind whispered like a screaming banshee

• The water was as clear as mud

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

What is a metaphor?

• A type of food

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things

• A type of insect

• A type of musical instrument

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• The cat meowed at the door.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The river flowed gently downstream.

• The sun is shining brightly in the sky.

What is hyperbole?

• A form of ancient poetry

• An exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• A scientific term for a specific type of cloud

• A type of vegetable

Which of the following is an example of allusion?

• The cat's out of the bag

• She was as strong as an ox

• The sun was shining brightly

• He was a real Romeo with the ladies

What is a simile?

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

• A type of vehicle

• A type of dance

• A type of fruit

What is personification?

• A type of dance

• A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes

• A figure of speech in which apparently contadictory

• A form of government

What is a metaphor?

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things

• A type of insect

• A scientific measurement

• A form of poetry

What is hyperbole?

• A form of poetry

• A scientific theory

• An exaggeration for emphasis or effect

• A type of vegetable

What is allusion?

• A type of illusion created by magicians

• A form of alliteration in poetry

• A method of foreshadowing in literature

• A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art in literature.