Figurative Language Quiz


Froggy Jumps Figurative Language QuizVersión en línea Test your figurative sense por Mrs. Sargent 1 What is a simile commonly using to compare two things? a Using like or as b Without comparison c Directly stating equals 2 Which line is a metaphor? a Her heart is a stone. b Her heart is like a stone. c Her heart resembles a stone. 3 What device gives human traits to non-human things? a Personification b Alliteration c Hyperbole 4 Which is an example of hyperbole? a I’m hungry like a bear. b I’m as hungry as a mouse. c I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. 5 Which figure involves a sound effect written into text? a Oxymoron b Onomatopoeia c Metaphor 6 Which phrase is an example of alliteration? a Silly snakes slither slowly b The sun swallowed the sky c Time flies when you’re having fun 7 Which line contains an idiom? a It’s raining cats and dogs. b Rain pours down from the sky. c The rain is heavy. 8 What distinguishes a simile from a metaphor? a Simile uses like or as; metaphor does not b Simile uses adjectives only c Simile is longer than metaphor 9 Which is an example of irony? a A firefighter puts out a fire b A fire station burns down. c A bucket of water is wet 10 When words or lines end with the same sound. a Alliteration b rhythm c Onomatopeia

1

What is a simile commonly using to compare two things?

a

Using like or as

b

Without comparison

c

Directly stating equals

2

Which line is a metaphor?

a

Her heart is a stone.

b

Her heart is like a stone.

c

Her heart resembles a stone.

3

What device gives human traits to non-human things?

a

Personification

b

Alliteration

c

Hyperbole

4

Which is an example of hyperbole?

a

I’m hungry like a bear.

b

I’m as hungry as a mouse.

c

I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

5

Which figure involves a sound effect written into text?

a

Oxymoron

b

Onomatopoeia

c

Metaphor

6

Which phrase is an example of alliteration?

a

Silly snakes slither slowly

b

The sun swallowed the sky

c

Time flies when you’re having fun

7

Which line contains an idiom?

a

It’s raining cats and dogs.

b

Rain pours down from the sky.

c

The rain is heavy.

8

What distinguishes a simile from a metaphor?

a

Simile uses like or as; metaphor does not

b

Simile uses adjectives only

c

Simile is longer than metaphor

9

Which is an example of irony?

a

A firefighter puts out a fire

b

A fire station burns down.

c

A bucket of water is wet

10

When words or lines end with the same sound.

a

Alliteration

b

rhythm

c

Onomatopeia

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