Figurative Language Quiz

What is the term for the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

What is the term for an expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole?

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Which figurative language technique involves the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Irony

What is the term for representing a thing or idea as a person in art or literature?

• Personification

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Which figurative language involves writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

What is the term for a word that imitates the sound it represents?

• Idiom

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

What is the term for a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Idiom

What is the term for giving human characteristics to non-human things?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

What is the term for a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Simile

Which figurative language involves exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally?

• Idiom

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Personification