Figurative Language Fundamentals Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• She is as brave as a lion.

• He has a heart of stone.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentences:

• Time is money.

• She swims like a fish.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• He is as strong as an ox.

Which of the following sentences contains personification?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• The computer is very old.

• The car tires are as black as coal.

• She is an early bird.

Choose the sentence that is an example of hyperbole.

• I slept like a log last night.

• This bag weighs a ton.

• He runs fast.

• The water is very cold.

Which of the following is an idiom?

• It's raining cats and dogs.

• The sun is very bright.

• She has a green thumb.

• Both A and C.

Identify the literal sentence.

• He has a heart of gold.

• The test was a piece of cake.

• She has a bubbly personality.

• The book is on the table.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The curtain of night fell upon us.

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

• The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.

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

Choose the example of personification.

• The thunder was so loud, it could shake the whole house.

• The flowers danced in the breeze.

• He is as sneaky as a fox.

• She is the apple of my eye.

Which sentence is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• She is as thin as a toothpick.

• The lake was a mirror.

• He is a night owl.

Identify the idiom in the following sentences:

• Break a leg in your performance tonight.

• The sky is very blue today.

• The math problem was hard to solve.

• The flowers are blooming.