Figurative Language Quiz

What type of figurative language is used in the phrase 'He was a shining star'?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Identify the figurative language in the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

In the phrase 'Time is a thief', what is time being compared to?

• a thief

• a hero

• a borrower

• a friend

What type of figurative language is present in the sentence 'The sun smiled down on us'?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Which figurative language is used in the expression 'She's as busy as a bee'?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

Identify the type of figurative language in the sentence 'The world is a stage.'

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is being compared in the phrase 'Her voice is music to my ears'?

• Her voice and sound

• Her voice and music

• Her voice and ears

• Her eyes and ears

Which type of figurative language is used in the sentence 'The snow is a white blanket covering the earth'?

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

In the phrase 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky', what is being personified?

• Clouds

• Rivers

• Stars

• Trees

Identify the figurative language in the sentence 'The thunder grumbled like an old man.'

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile