Figurative Language Quiz

the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words

• oxymoron

• idiom

• simile

• alliteration

an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

• hyperbole

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their literal meaning; saying or expression

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• alliteration

giving human qualities to non-human things

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• personification

example of hyperbole

• i could eat a horse

• the child was an angel

• don't you dare deliver those doughnuts before the meeting!

example of metaphor

• i could eat a horse

• the child was an angel

• don't you dare deliver those doughnuts before the meeting!

example of onomatopoeia

• i could eat a horse

• the coins were plinking into the can

• if mozart were here, he couldn't have performed any better

example of allusion

• i could eat a horse

• the coins were plinking into the can

• if mozart were here, he couldn't have performed any better

example of simile

• i could eat a horse

• the child was an angel

• don't you dare deliver those doughnuts before the meeting!

• Ms. Flores was as tall as the tallest tree.

example of idiom

• the laundry danced on the line.

• clara's dress is like a beautifully decorated cake.

• mom said she would raise my allowance when pigs fly.