Ms. P/Mrs. H Figurative Language Quiz

My father was the sun and the moon to me.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

The rain wept softly on the windowpane.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Mr. Z groaned as he got up from the floor.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

He was a library of information about baseball.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

The tree shook its branches angrily.

What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

I got to the sale too late and they were sold out. Oh well, the early bird catches the worm.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• idiom

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

Omar said that he was in the dark about what's going on.

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

• alliteration

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification