Figurative Language Quiz

What is the definition of figurative language?

• Language that is used in poetry only

• Language that is difficult to understand

• Language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words

• Language that is direct and literal

Which of the following is an example of figurative language?

• The sky is blue

• He ran as fast as a cheetah

• The book is on the table

• She drank a glass of water

What literary device projects human qualities onto inanimate objects?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Which type of figurative language is an extravagant, intentional exaggeration?

What is the function of figurative language?

• To avoid creating imagery

• To make the text boring

• To communicate the writer's message clearly

• To confuse the reader

What is the difference between figurative language and imagery?

• Figurative language creates imagery

• Imagery creates figurative language

• They are the same

• Neither creates the other

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The stars are bright in the sky

• The stars are far away in the sky

• The stars are like diamonds in the sky

• The stars are beautiful in the sky

What is the literary device that is a play on words?

Which type of figurative language involves words that sound like the thing they describe?

• Allusion

• Pun

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

What literary device involves a series of words starting with the same letter sound?