Figurative Language Questions

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• He was the bright sun in my eyes, standing before me.

• The treasure was as precious as a child to him.

• Her voice was beautiful music.

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things using like or as

• Comparing two things without using like or as

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• "There's always a silver lining."

• "She didn't want to go to school because she was too tired."

• "Bobby's hair was as messy as a bird's nest."

Oxymoron's are...

• Comparing two words using like or as

• Comparing two words without using like or as

• Phrases whose words contradict each other with opposite meanings

• A funny play on words

What is Alliteration?

• The same sounds at the beginning of words within a sentence.

• The same sounds at the end of words within a sentence.

• The same sounds in the middle of words within a sentence.

• The same vowel sounds.

Which of the following is a hyperbole?

• The graveyard was creepy at night.

• No pain, no gain.

• It felt like I had to wait in line for a thousand years.

• He was as charming as could be.

What is an onomatopoeia?

• When the spelling or word mimics a sound.

• Comparing two things using like or as.

• A phrase that is not interpreted literally.

• The same beginning sound in words.

What is personification?

• Extreme exaggeration

• Comparing two things without using like or as

• A word or phrase said over and over for emphasis

• Giving human characteristics to an object

They thought he was a wise fool.

• Oxymoron

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Personification

Time flies by! 

• idiom
• simile
• onomatopoeia
• metaphor