WorksheetsFigurative Language Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
