Figurative Language Quiz

What is an example of alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a pail of pickled peppers.

• The early bird catches the worm.

• A rolling stone gathers no moss.

• Actions speak louder than words.

Which of the following sentences is an example of alliteration?

• Sally happily serenaded the sandy seashore.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• The sun rises in the east.

• Birds of a feather flock together.

"D'oh!" is an allusion to which TV show?

• Friends

• The Simpsons

• Seinfeld

• The Office

Which of the following is an example of direct characterization?

• "Ebenezer Scrooge was a mean, old man."

• "Scrooge swatted the homeless child with his cane."

• "The sun set over the horizon."

• "The dog barked loudly."

Which of the following is an example of indirect characterization?

• "Ebenezer Scrooge was a mean, old man."

• "Scrooge swatted the homeless child with his cane."

• "The sun set over the horizon."

• "The dog barked loudly."

What term is used to describe an overused expression or idea?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Cliché

• Hyperbole

Which of the following is an example of a dialect?

• Red as a rose, blue as the sea, green as grass

• Y'all come back now, y'hear? Y'uns live a fur piece down the holler.

• The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

• To be or not to be, that is the question.

Which of the following phrases is an example of a simile?

• Y'all come back now, y'hear?

• Red as a rose, blue as the sea, green as grass

• Y'uns live a fur piece down the holler.

• To be or not to be, that is the question.

Which of the following is a way to improve the diction of the sentence "John had a very bad day"?

• John had a terrible day.

• John had a very bad day.

• John had a day.

• John had a very good day.

What term is used to describe a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead?

• Elegy

• Sonnet

• Haiku

• Limerick