Figurative Language Mastery Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• The computer screamed in error.

• He swims like a fish.

Answer explanation

She was as slow as a sloth.

This is an example of a:

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

Which of the following sentences uses personification?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• She is like a cat, very quiet and independent.

• His heart is stone.

• They fought like cats and dogs.

Find the metaphor in the following sentence: "Time is a thief that steals our years."

• Time is a thief.

• Steals our years.

• Time steals.

• Our years.

Answer explanation

Which of the following is a simile?

• The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.

• The stars are diamonds in the night sky.

• She danced like a leaf on the wind.

• The car was a furnace in the summer sun.

Answer explanation

Identify the example of personification in the following options: - A) The cake was calling my name. - B) He is as brave as a lion. - C) She has a heart of gold. - D) The river cuts through the land.

• The cake was calling my name.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• She has a heart of gold.

• The river cuts through the land.

Which of the following sentences contains a metaphor?

• The clouds are cotton balls in the sky.

• She is as fierce as a tiger.

• Life is a rollercoaster, full of ups and downs.

• He runs like the wind.

Answer explanation

Find the simile in the following sentence: "The car roared like a lion as it raced down the street."

• The car roared.

• Like a lion.

• Raced down the street.

• The car roared like a lion.

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun kissed the ocean.

• She shines bright like a diamond.

• The book was a window to another world.

• He is a night owl.

Identify the metaphor...

• Her voice was very high.

• The wind voiced his anger.

• Her voice was as screechy as a cat.

• Her voice was music to his year.

Answer explanation