Figurative Language Quiz

What is a simile?

• A type of vehicle

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A type of dance

• A type of fruit

Give an example of a simile.

• As fast as a cheetah

• As brave as a lion

• As strong as an elephant

• As smart as a rock

What is a metaphor?

• A type of cloud

• A type of flower

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by saying that one thing is another thing.

• A type of insect

Provide an example of a metaphor.

• The world is a stage.

• The car is a fast cheetah.

• The sun is a yellow balloon.

• The cat is a furry blanket.

What is personification?

• A form of government led by a single individual

• A figure of speech in which a non-human object is given human characteristics or qualities.

• A type of dance performed by a single person

• The act of giving human-like qualities to animals

Give an example of personification.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• The car zoomed down the road.

• The sun is shining brightly.

• The cat sat on the mat.

What is hyperbole?

• A type of fruit

• A form of dance

• A scientific theory

• An exaggeration of ideas for emphasis

Provide an example of hyperbole.

• I'm so bored I could watch paint dry.

• I'm so thirsty I could drink an ocean.

• I'm so tired I could run a marathon.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of closely connected words

• The use of opposite words in a sentence for emphasis

• The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of closely connected words

Give an example of alliteration.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The sun set slowly in the west.

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.