This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which literary device is used in the following line?"The cold night air smelled of smoke and wood as the nearby houses let of a faint glow" A) Hyperbole. B) Tone. C) Personifcation. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 2. An idiom is ..... A) A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar. B) Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses. C) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole. D) A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole. 3. The pie was so tough I needed an ax to cut it. A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 4. Kisses are the flowers of affection.This is an example of: A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 5. An exaggeration used for comic effect.(HINT:that person is being extra) A) Imagery. B) Hyperbole. C) Sensory details. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 6. Yahri is as quick as a cat! A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Allusion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 7. Name the figurative language: "After a long day of hiking, he slept like a log." A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Proverb. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 8. The use of Robert Frost's poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay", in The Outsiders is an example of: A) Verbal irony. B) Pun. C) Allusion. D) Understatement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 9. MY BOYFRIEND IS MY PRINCE CHARMING. A) SIMILIE. B) PERSONIFICATION. C) METAPHOR. D) ONOMATOPOEIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) METAPHOR. 10. What is the meaning of the sentence:Tom is a walking dictionary? A) Todd likes to read. B) Todd looks like a dictionary. C) Todd knows the meaning of many words. D) Todd is an actual dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Todd knows the meaning of many words. 11. Vince gulped down the Mountain Dew. A) Oxymoron. B) Hyperbole. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onomatopoeia. 12. "The firework exploded in the air, making a big BOOM in the air." is an example of A) Personification. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Metaphor. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 13. Choose the correct type of figurative language found in the following sentence:Time is as cruel as a thief in the night. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 14. An object or animal is spoken of as if it has human feelings, thoughts or attitudes. A) Figures of Speech. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. E) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 15. Select the statement that features a hyperbole. A) Kaliyah went to Six Flags recently. B) Grandmother is older than the hills. C) Outside was extremely cold. D) Chips and guacamole are so delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grandmother is older than the hills. 16. What is a palindrome? A) A direct comparison of two unlike things. B) An extreme exaggeration. C) A play on words by using words that have multiple meanings. D) A word that can be read both forward and backward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A word that can be read both forward and backward. 17. The dragon was as big as a house. A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 18. ''Your smile shines as bright as the sun" is an example of a A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 19. The snow is a white blanket covering the grass. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. The car raced by, screaming for attention A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 21. Don't be left out in the cold. Make sure you do your Christmas shopping early this year. A) Idiom. B) Hyperbole. C) Metaphor. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Idiom. 22. There was a mountain of candy at my house after Halloween. A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 23. "The cold night air smelled of smoke and wood as the nearby houses let of a faint glow" is an example of A) Hyperbole. B) Tone. C) Personifcation. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 24. The students are as busy as bees as they worked to finish their final project for the school year.T/F-The students were not completing their work and were being lazy in the sentence above. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes A) Personification. B) Alliteration. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Idiom. 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