Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The wind whispered through the dark trees.

• She sells seashells by the seashore.

• The cat climbed the cold, concrete column.

• Lightning danced across the sky.

What is an example of onomatopoeia?

• The stars in the sky twinkled like diamonds.

• The bees buzzed busily by the barn.

• Love is a battlefield.

• He is as brave as a lion.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The classroom was a zoo.

• Her tears flowed like a river.

• The snow is a white blanket.

• He swims like a fish.

Identify the simile in the following options.

• Time is money.

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

• She is as busy as a bee.

• The world is a stage.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I slept like a log last night.

• I've told you a million times.

• The sun kissed the ocean.

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

Which sentence is an example of personification?

• The thunder clapped angrily in the distance.

• The cake was calling my name.

• The flowers danced in the breeze.

• All of the above.

What does the idiom "break the ice" mean?

• To literally break ice into smaller pieces.

• To start a conversation in a social setting.

• To cool down a situation.

• To freeze water.

Which of the following sentences uses alliteration?

• The fog formed fingers that felt along the forest floor.

• The car sang as it zoomed down the breezy boulevard.

• The light of the moon made the night magical.

• The river ran rapidly around the rocks.

Identify the onomatopoeia in the following options.

• The leaves rustled in the wind.

• The silence of the night was deafening.

• He could hear the heartbeat of the city.

• The stars twinkled in the night sky.

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The computer is an old dinosaur.

• The car complained as it started on a cold morning.

• The cake was as light as a feather.

• She floated like a butterfly.