Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following sentences contains a simile?

• The stars were diamonds in the sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• He was a lion in the fight.

Identify the metaphor in the following sentences:

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

• The thunder roared loudly.

• She sang like an angel.

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The sun smiled down on us.

• The clock ticked loudly.

• He is as brave as a lion.

Choose the sentence that uses personification:

• The car zoomed down the street.

• The flowers nodded their heads in the breeze.

• The cat purred softly.

• The cake was as sweet as honey.

Which sentence demonstrates alliteration?

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

• The rain was a curtain of water.

• The dog barked loudly.

• She was as quiet as a mouse.

Identify the onomatopoeia in the following sentence: "The bees buzzed in the garden."

• bees

• buzzed

• garden

• in

Which of the following is an idiom?

• Break a leg.

• The stars were twinkling.

• The river was a ribbon of blue.

• The wind howled.

What is the allusion in the sentence: "He was a real Romeo with the ladies"?

• Romeo

• ladies

• real

• with

Which of the following sentences uses a simile to describe the situation?

• The night was a black velvet curtain.

• Her voice was music to his ears.

• The snow was like a white blanket.

• The thunder was a drumbeat.

Explain why the sentence "The wind whispered secrets through the trees" is an example of personification.

• It gives human characteristics to the wind.

• It describes the sound of the wind.

• It uses a simile to compare the wind to a person.

• It uses a metaphor to describe the wind.