Figurative Language Quiz

What is figurative language often used for in literature and poetry?

• To provide factual information

• To appeal to the senses

• To list historical events

• To define scientific terms

Which of the following is NOT a type of figurative language mentioned in the text?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Analogy

What is personification?

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• Giving human traits to non-human things

• An exaggerated statement

• A word that imitates a sound

What is the purpose of using symbolism in figurative language?

• To provide a direct meaning

• To represent ideas or qualities

• To list events in order

• To define a word

What is a metaphor?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• A statement that makes sense literally

• A statement that doesn’t make sense literally

• An exaggeration to emphasize a point

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The sun greeted me this morning

• Brave as a lion

• Time is money

• You are my sunshine

Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

• The sun played hide and seek with the clouds

• The world is my oyster

• The sky was full of dancing stars

• The vines wove their fingers together

What does onomatopoeia refer to?

• Words that represent something else

• Repetition of consonant sounds

• Words that sound like their meaning

• Expressions known to a particular group

Which of the following is an example of an idiom?

• Wide-eyed and wondering

• The burning wood hissed and crackled

• Raining cats and dogs

• Using an apple to represent education

What does the idiom "Kick the bucket" mean?

• To literally kick a bucket

• To die

• To start a new project

• To travel