Figurative Language Quiz

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

• like fluffy cotton candy

• soft and airy like a pillow

• as sweet as honey

• white and fluffy like a marshmallow

Which of the following is a simile? A) He runs as fast as a cheetah. B) She is a shining star. C) The sun is a golden ball in the sky. D) The wind whispered through the trees.

• B) She is a shining star.

• C) The sun is a golden ball in the sky.

• D) The wind whispered through the trees.

• A) He runs as fast as a cheetah.

Recognize the metaphor in the following 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 playground

• The world is a book

Explain the personification in the sentence: The trees whispered secrets to each other in the wind.

• The trees were gossiping about each other

• The attribution of human qualities to the trees

• The trees were dancing in the wind

• The trees were planning a surprise party for each other

What is an example of personification? A) The stars winked at me from the night sky. B) The fire danced in the darkness. C) The book called out to be read. D) The river ran swiftly through the valley.

• A) The stars whispered to me from the night sky.

• D) The river shouted loudly through the valley.

• B) The fire danced in the darkness.

• C) The book sang a song to be read.

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

• once or twice

• a million times

• a hundred times

• a thousand times

Which of the following is a hyperbole? A) She's as tall as a giraffe. B) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. C) The sun smiled down on the earth. D) The cat's eyes were as bright as diamonds.

• D) The cat's eyes were as dull as mud.

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

• C) The moon frowned at the earth.

• A) She's as short as a giraffe.

Interpret the idiom in the sentence: It's raining cats and dogs outside.

• It is raining cats and dogs

• The weather is perfect

• There are cats and dogs falling from the sky

• It is raining heavily