This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Charming children chat in the corner" is an example of what type of figurative language? A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Hyperbole. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 2. Ten talking turtles told terrifying tall tales.What is this an example of? A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Allusion. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 3. When something that is not human is given human-like qualities, this is known as what type of figurative language? A) Alliteration. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 4. He's a giant. A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 5. The sun greeted me this morning. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 6. Language in which the words are meant to be interpreted imaginatively is ..... A) Figurative. B) Literal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative. 7. It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. This quote uses ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Juxtaposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juxtaposition. 8. A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as are called ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Imagery. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 9. The classroom was like a three ring circus. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 10. What technique is being used in the following passage:The rain kissed my face as it fell. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 11. The sun happily greeted everyone "good morning." A) Metaphor. B) Idiom. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 12. Identify the following sentence that contains PERSONIFICATION. A) The book fell out of my hands. B) I dropped the book as I was walking. C) The book jumped out of my hands. D) I lost my balance, and the books plunged to the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book jumped out of my hands. 13. When the pizza delivery arrived, Marissa ran to the door. "I've been waiting for you for a million years!" A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 14. Pick a sentence that contains an Alliteration? A) Kim's kid kept kicking at the air. B) Plastic bags rip easily. C) Kayla is my best friend. D) Mrs. Flay is a super teacher!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kim's kid kept kicking at the air. 15. I tried to stand; I tried to flee; I tried to get away. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Parallel Structure. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parallel Structure. 16. Choose the best definition for the term inference: A) A planner or opinion that is reached because of known facts or evidence. B) A conclusion or opinion that is reached because of known facts or evidence. C) A conclusion or opinion that is reached because of known files or evidence. D) A conclusion or nothing that is reached because of known facts or evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A conclusion or opinion that is reached because of known facts or evidence. 17. The mouse danced through the forest.What type of figurative language is this sentence? A) Personification. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 18. Kyle played his music loud enough to shatter windows. A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 19. Several lines grouped together in a poem A) Line. B) Stanza. C) Poetry. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stanza. 20. The main idea, topic, or subject of a poem. A) Imagery. B) Metaphor. C) Theme. D) Verse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Theme. 21. "Hello from the other sideI must have called a thousand times."Is an example of ..... A) Hyperbole. B) Symbols. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 22. These words are examples of what:Boom! Bang! A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Alliteration. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 23. What is the figurative language AND how do you know?"Those best friends are two peas in a pod." A) Simile; I know because it compares best friends to a pod. B) Alliteration; I know because it repeats the letter "P". C) Personification; I know because it gives human traits to the peas. D) Metaphor; I know because it compares best friends to two peas in a pod. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor; I know because it compares best friends to two peas in a pod. 24. What type of figurative language is used in these lines from Annabel Lee?"And this maiden she lived with no other thoughtThan to love and be loved by me." A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 25. The ..... are in the middle aisle next to the vegetables. A) Boxed fish. B) Frozen fish. C) Large fish. D) Pre-cooked fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frozen fish. 26. Which of these is an Onomatopoeia? A) "It's raining cats and dogs!". B) "That girl is just a little ray of sunshine". C) "Pop!". D) "You're as cold as ice!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Pop!". 27. Lisa's lizards were leaping on her lawnchair. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 28. Sarah was so quiet that she had an absent presence. A) Simile. B) Oxymoron. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oxymoron. 29. '' A comparison between 2 unlike things without using 'like' or 'as' ". The definition of? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 30. That man is older than the hills! A) Hyperbole. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Allusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. ← 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