This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 48 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A stanza is ..... A) The paragraphs of a poem. B) The structure of a poem. C) The shape of the poem. D) The length of the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The paragraphs of a poem. 2. Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration? A) Krispy Kreme. B) She sells sea shells by the seashore. C) Purple people eater. D) English class will help me communicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) English class will help me communicate. 3. A word of phrase that is used together even though it is contradictory or opposite is ..... A) Analogy. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Oxymoron. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxymoron. 4. An exaggerated statement A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 5. A humorous play on words that have double-meanings. A) Alliteration. B) Oxymoron. C) Pun. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pun. 6. Identify the figurative language used AND identify the meaning of the sentence.OUR CAR IS A DINOSAUR, SO WE NEED TO BUY A NEW ONE. A) Simile; our car is old. B) Hyperbole; our car is a breathing animal. C) Pun; a play on words. D) Metaphor; our car is very old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor; our car is very old. 7. "Sally Sells Seashells by the Sea Shore" Is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 8. In poetry, ..... are like paragraphs. A) Stanzas. B) Lines. C) Poems. D) Forms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanzas. 9. The snow danced on my cheeks as it fell from the sky. A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 10. What is it called when a poet exaggerates the truth? A) Alliteration. B) Imagery. C) Hyperbole. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 11. Which of the following is an example of a simile?a) The wind whispered through the trees.b) Her smile was as bright as the sun.c) The flowers danced in the breeze.d) The stars were shining in the night sky. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 12. Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is ..... A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 13. The boy writes as slow as molasses. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Proverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. Lois learned a valuable lesson leaning back in her chair during language arts class. What type of figurative language is in this sentence? A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 15. The wedding was so emotional that even the cake was in tiers.What figurative language device is used in the example above? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Pun. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pun. 16. Her face is as red as Dorthy's slippers. A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 17. He was so hideous I got blind! A) Hyperbole. B) Idiom. C) Allusion. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 18. Careless cars cutting corners cause confusionis an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 19. ..... is an exaggeration for the sake of ..... A) Hyperbole; humanity. B) Hyperbole; emphasis. C) Allusion; humanity. D) Allusion; emphasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole; emphasis. 20. What kind of diction uses familiar and casual words in conversation in a relaxed from of language? A) Colloquial. B) Informal. C) Formal. D) Slang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colloquial. 21. It's raining cats and dogsis an example of: A) Onomatopoeia. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 22. The poetic device that uses words that have the same (or very similar) ending sound is called A) Rhyme. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rhyme. 23. Since I studied, the Science test was a piece of cake.What is this an example of? A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Idiom. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 24. What type of figurative language is shown?Pansy pranced playfully around the playground. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 25. A metaphor is a statement that compares two things that are not alike. Unlike similes, metaphors do not use the words "like" or "as." Which of the following statement uses metaphor in its description? A) *The new teacher is as tall as a giraffe. B) *My classmate is going through a rollercoaster of emotions. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *My classmate is going through a rollercoaster of emotions. 26. An implied comparison between two unlike things that have something important in common A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 27. Comparison between two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as." A) Hyperbole. B) Figurative Language. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 28. "He was as cool as a cucumber" is an example of ..... A) Simile. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Personfication. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 29. The author's attitude toward his or her subject. A) Theme. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 30. I hate sleeping at my grandparents' house because my grandpa snores louder than a freight train. It's impossible to ignore his snoring, and the whole neighborhood can hear him! What type of figurative language is used in the paragraph? A) Simile. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 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