Figurative Language Mastery 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 is as brave as a lion.

• Time is a thief.

• He swims like a fish.

• It's raining cats and dogs.

What is personification?

• A type of rhyme

• An indirect comparison

• Giving human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas

• Using words that imitate sounds

Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The silky sky was a blanket of stars.

• Buzz

• She is a shining star.

• He is a night owl.

What does hyperbole mean?

• A detailed description

• A mild understatement

• An extreme exaggeration used for effect

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• Both A and C