This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 27 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 27 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Words that make noises or actions: A) Onomatopoeia. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 2. A comparison of two different things without using "like" or "as" A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 3. ..... the sound of the rain falling in tons and avalanches, everywhere and forever. A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 4. Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects, ideas, or animals. A) Metaphor. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 5. His voice is music to my ears. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 6. We had to wait forever! A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 7. What makes a comparison between two unrelated things stating that one thing is like another thing. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 8. Which object is this sentence describing?"The burning ball of fire rose every morning at the same time spreading light in every direction" A) Saturn. B) Earth. C) Moon. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sun. 9. Name the figurative language: "the cereal popped and cracked in my bowl." A) Idiom. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 10. An expression that cannot be understood by the meaning of its words is an example of what type of figurative language? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Cliche. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 11. Repeating the beginning sound in words is A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 12. Which sentence contains an example of a SIMILE? A) His words were like a soothing balm to her heart. B) Love is a battlefield. C) She is the apple of my eye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His words were like a soothing balm to her heart. 13. A humorous 5-line poem with an AABBA rhyme Pattern ..... A) Symbolism. B) Theme. C) Meter. D) Limerick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limerick. 14. "Wham!" is an example of what? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 15. Jane jumped joyfully. A) Oxymoron. B) Repetition. C) Contrast. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 16. What literary device is being used? "It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!" A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 17. Her messy room was a disaster zone A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 18. Discuss how hyperbole is used in the text. What is its purpose? A) Hyperbole is used to create emphasis and evoke strong emotions. B) Hyperbole is used to provide factual information. C) Hyperbole serves to confuse the reader. D) Hyperbole is used to downplay the significance of events. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole is used to create emphasis and evoke strong emotions. 19. "The leaves danced in the wind" A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Allitaration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 20. What does the following sentence mean:The hamburger was a brick in my stomach A) The hamburger was delicious. B) The hamburger was heavy. C) The hamburger was light. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The hamburger was delicious. 21. Paul's peaches were perfectly ripe. A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopeoia. D) Simlie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 22. Using two words with opposite meanings to create a new meaning A) Paradox. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oxymoron. 23. On the beautiful summer night, the trees danced in the breeze is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Rhyme. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 24. Make sure you tell you're friends in the play to break a leg tonight! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 25. Kaiden's jacket is so bright, I feel like I'm looking at the face of the sun! A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Allusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 26. "I caught a fish as big as a house, " is an example of what type of figurative language? A) Personification. B) A simile. C) A hyperbole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A hyperbole. 27. It really burned me up when you yelled at me A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 28. The papers jumped from Miss Clanton's desk when she opened the window. A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 29. In winter, when it rained, he climbed into bed and felt as snug as a bug in a rug.What figurative language device is being used in the sentence above? A) Oxymoron. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 30. Figurative language is ..... El lenguaje figurado es ..... A) Only used in literatureSolo se usa en la literatura. B) Used to add a creative flourish to our writingSe usa para agregar un toque creativo a nuestra escritura. C) Inappropriate for schoolInapropiado para la escuela. D) Using the exact meaning of a wordUsar el significado exacto de una palabra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Used to add a creative flourish to our writingSe usa para agregar un toque creativo a nuestra escritura. ← 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