Figurative Language Fundamentals Quiz

What is a simile?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• An exaggeration for effect

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• A direct comparison without using "like" or "as"

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• She swims like a fish.

• Time is a thief.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• She is the apple of my eye.

What does personification mean?

• Describing a person in great detail

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or animals

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Using words that imitate sounds

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The silky, soft sand slipped through my fingers.

• Buzz, the bee flew away.

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• She is lightning fast in calculations.

What is hyperbole?

• A direct comparison between two things

• An understatement to emphasize a point

• An exaggeration for effect

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

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The wind whispered through the wild weeds.

• The chocolate cake was deliciously decadent.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up.

What does an idiom mean?

• A phrase where the words together have a meaning different from the dictionary definitions of individual words

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• A word that sounds like what it means

• A phrase repeated so often it becomes a cliché

Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• He's as skinny as a toothpick.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• They fought like cats and dogs.

What is the purpose of using figurative language in writing?

• To make the writing more difficult to understand

• To add humor to the writing

• To make the writing more vivid and engaging

• To increase the word count

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Adjective

• Personification