Figurative Language Types Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• He has a heart of stone.

• Time is a thief.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor in the following sentences:

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The moon is a loyal companion.

• She swims like a fish.

• He is as sly as a fox.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences uses personification?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The car complained as the key turned in its ignition.

• The cake was calling my name.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the hyperbole in the following sentences:

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• She's as skinny as a toothpick.

• He runs faster than the wind.

• I've told you a million times.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which of the following is an idiom?

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

• A penny for your thoughts.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which sentence contains onomatopoeia?

• The bees buzzed by the daisies.

• The silk scarf was as smooth as milk.

• The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.

• She was a shining star in the gloomy night.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Identify the sentence that uses alliteration:

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The wind was whistling in the wilderness.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is NOT a metaphor?

• Time is money.

• He's a walking encyclopedia.

• Her tears were a river flowing down her cheeks.

• She is like a rose.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence does NOT contain a simile?

• The snow was as soft as cotton.

• He fought like a lion.

• The cake was a piece of art.

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following sentences does NOT use personification?

• The thunder grumbled like an old man.

• The flowers danced in the breeze.

• The car refused to start.

• The book was on the table.

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CCSS.L.6.5A