Figurative Language Quiz

Which of the following is a simile?

• The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• Time is a thief.

• The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the metaphor in the following options:

• He is a shining star.

• The leaves waved in the wind.

• She sings like an angel.

• The classroom was a zoo.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence uses personification?

• The thunder roared in the night.

• She is as busy as a bee.

• He is a night owl.

• The car is a beast.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Choose the sentence that contains an idiom:

• The cat's out of the bag.

• The sun smiled down on us.

• He is a walking dictionary.

• She is as sweet as sugar.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The flowers nodded their heads.

• He is a rock.

• She is as graceful as a swan.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Identify the simile in the following options:

• The world is a stage.

• Her eyes sparkled like diamonds.

• The wind howled in the night.

• He is a lion in battle.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which sentence is a metaphor?

• The snow is a white blanket.

• The stars are like diamonds.

• The river danced along the rocks.

• She is as gentle as a lamb.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Choose the sentence that uses personification:

• The sun is a golden ball.

• The wind whispered secrets to the trees.

• He is as brave as a lion.

• She is a shining star.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an idiom?

• Break a leg!

• The stars are shining.

• He is a giant.

• She is as light as a feather.

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

Identify the hyperbole in the following options:

• I have a million things to do today.

• The moon is a silver coin.

• She is as quiet as a mouse.

• The leaves danced in the wind.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A