Figurative Language Quiz

Identify the simile in the following sentence: The clouds were like fluffy cotton candy in the sky.

• like fluffy cotton candy

• The clouds were as hard as rocks in the sky.

• The clouds were soft and fluffy in the sky.

• The clouds were similar to a rainbow in the sky.

Which of the following is a simile? A) Her eyes were as blue as the ocean. B) The sun is a yellow ball in the sky. C) The wind whispered through the trees.

• D) The river flowed like a snake.

• B) The moon is a green cheese in the sky.

• A) Her eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• C) The cat meowed through the night.

Find the metaphor in the sentence: The world is a stage, and we are all actors.

• The world is a puzzle

• The world is a stage

• The world is a book

• The world is a playground

Which of the following is a metaphor? A) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. B) The trees waved their arms in the wind. C) Time is a thief, stealing moments from our lives.

• C

• B) The trees whispered secrets in the wind.

• D) The river flowed gently through the valley.

• A) The stars slept peacefully in the moonlit sky.

Identify the personification in the sentence: The flowers nodded their heads in the gentle breeze.

• The flowers nodded their heads in the gentle breeze.

• The flowers reached out to touch the sky

• The flowers danced in the wind

• The flowers whispered to each other

Which of the following is an example of personification? A) The raindrops kissed my cheeks as they fell from the sky. B) The fire danced in the darkness. C) The old car groaned as it struggled up the hill.

• A) The raindrops hugged the ground as they fell from the sky.

• C) The old car sang a lullaby as it struggled up the hill.

• B) The fire danced in the darkness.

• D) The wind whispered secrets through the trees.

Spot the hyperbole in the sentence: I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• a hundred times

• a billion times

• a thousand times

• a million times

Which of the following is a hyperbole? A) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. B) The sun is shining brightly in the sky. C) The waves crashed loudly against the shore.

• C) The grass is always greener on the other side.

• A) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• B) The moon is made of cheese.

• D) The cat's out of the bag.

Identify the alliteration in the sentence: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• Paul picked

• Mary picked

• Piper picked

• Peter Piper picked

Which of the following is an example of alliteration? A) The cat crept quietly through the grass. B) The wind whispered through the willow trees. C) The big, brown bear bellowed in the forest.

• B

• A

• C

• D