This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My mom told me to zip my lips. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 2. Tell whether the example is a simile or metaphor.The teacher is wise as an owl. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 3. The little duck is like a boat of yellow when it is afloat. A) PERSONIFICATION. B) HYPERBOLE. C) SIMILE. D) ONOMATOPOEIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SIMILE. 4. Choose the correct type of figurative language found in the following sentence:Jasmine heard the trees whispering in the forest. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 5. Read this line from a poem:"like a tiger waking up from her deep sleep." It's an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personfication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 6. A figure of speech in which human characteristics are attributed to animals, plants, objects and ideas. Example:The moon followed me through the night. A) Poetry. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 7. Identify the type of figurative language being used:"Her smile is the Sun" . A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 8. The pink and purple popsicles were popping. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 9. A figure of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or event A) Alliteration. B) Allusion. C) Red herring. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 10. I have a ton of homework! This is an example of ..... A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 11. This backpack weighs as much as an elephant. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 12. What is Symbolism? A) A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" . B) Comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as" . The comparison is not literally applicable. C) Is using one thing to stand for or represent something else. D) Giving human characteristics to something non-human. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is using one thing to stand for or represent something else. 13. What is an adage? A) Words or phrases that have different meanings than what the words say. B) Short well-known saying stating a general truth or piece of advice. C) Short common saying that tends to be old, known for decades/centuries. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short common saying that tends to be old, known for decades/centuries. 14. A reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies, or the arts. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allusion. 15. He is a pig! A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 16. Crash! My computer fell to the floor! A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 17. "Parting is such sweet sorrow." -William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet A) Oxymoron. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxymoron. 18. The snow fell continuously for years. A) Onomatopeia. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Metaphore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 19. "Her eyes were like a deep ocean filled with endless mystery." This is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 20. The principal's high heels went "click, click, click" as she walked down the hall. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 21. Giving human qualities to animals or objects are is called A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 22. Identify the metaphor in the following sentence:'Time is a thief that steals our moments.' A) Time is a thief that steals our moments. B) The clock ticked loudly in the silent room. C) She ran as fast as the wind. D) The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time is a thief that steals our moments. 23. Rosa is a Rose with her smile. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 24. What type of figurative language is being used? "If you ask for me tomorrow, you will find me a grave man." A) Hyperbole. B) Pun. C) Personification. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pun. 25. My keys grew legs and ran away! A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Idiom. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 26. Imagery is the term given to a comparison beginning with "like" or "as A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 28. The phrases "bursting buds" and "springtime sprinkled" are examples of: A) Anecdote. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 29. I've told you a million times to write your name on the paper as soon as you get it. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 30. Danielle was bursting with pride when she talked about the prize she had won. A) Very sad. B) Very proud. C) Based on. D) Disappeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very proud. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesFigurative Language Quiz 1Figurative Language Quiz 2Figurative Language Quiz 3Figurative Language Quiz 4Figurative Language Quiz 5Figurative Language Quiz 6Figurative Language Quiz 7Figurative Language Quiz 8Figurative Language Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books