Figures of Speech Knowledge Check

A simile compares two unlike things using the words like or as.

• True

• False

Onomatopoeia is when an author exaggerates something to make a point.

• True

• False

A metaphor compares two things by saying one thing is another.

• True

• False

Personification gives human actions or feelings to animals, objects, or ideas.

• True

• False

Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in nearby words.

• True

• False

Hyperbole is a comparison that uses like or as.

• True

• False

Which figurative language uses words that imitate sounds?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

Which figurative language helps the reader create pictures in their mind using the senses?

• Alliteration

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Which figurative language repeats beginning sounds?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

“The stars were a bowl of soup in the sky.” What figurative language is used?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia