Figurative Language Quiz

Literal expressions

Direct language

Figures of speech

Simple statements

To confuse the audience

To convey complex descriptions or emotions quickly and effectively

To use language literally

To avoid engaging with the audience

Metaphor

Hyperbole

Simile

Personification

My dog has a bark as loud as thunder.

Her love for her children is as constant as the passing of time.

Her smile is the sunrise.

The ants soldiered on to steal our dessert.

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

A part of something used to represent the whole

The chair squealed in pain when the hammer smashed it.

My heart jumped when my daughter entered the room in her wedding dress.

The computer argued with me and refused to work.

My dog has a bark as loud as thunder.

A description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description.

An over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.

The use of descriptive words that sound or mimic the noise they are describing.

A figure of speech that uses understatement to make a point.

The loud silence of night keeps him awake.

I am so hungry I would eat dirt right now.

My stomach grumbled in hunger as we entered the restaurant.

The water splashed all over the top of the car.

A commonly used expression that has acquired a meaning different from its literal meaning.

An over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.

A description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description.

A figure of speech that uses understatement to make a point.

An over-exaggeration used to emphasize an emotion or description.

A description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description.

A figure of speech that uses understatement to make a point.

A commonly used expression that has acquired a meaning different from its literal meaning.