This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Hyperbole. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 2. "We're a flame in the wind, not the fire that we've begun" is an example of ..... A) A simile. B) A metaphor. C) A hyperbole. D) An allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A metaphor. 3. Dad said, "I'd give a million dollars for a piece of pumpkin pie." Dad's statement is an example of A) A simile,. B) A hyperbole. C) A metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A hyperbole. 4. "Maidenhood must end! Have not the noblest born Phaecianspaid court to thee, whose birth none can excel? Go beg thy sovereign father, even at dawn, to have the mule cart and the mules brought roundto take thy body-linen, gowns, and mantles" A) Allusion. B) Rhetorical Question. C) Alliteration. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhetorical Question. 5. He's a Scrooge when it comes to giving. What type of figurative language is this? A) Simile. B) Allusion. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allusion. 6. "The pillow is as soft as a cloud" is an example of a metaphor. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. "You lived your life like a candle in the wind" is an example of ..... A) A metaphor. B) Imagery. C) A simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A simile. 8. She read the book at a snail's pace. A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Onomatopeia. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 9. Uses extreme exaggeration. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 10. The boy runs so fast, he is lightning. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 11. Repeating exact words or phrases for emphasis A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Biblical Allusion. D) Parallel Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 12. You are a diamond in the rough A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Alliteration. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 13. Keith is a shining star A) Metaphor. B) Idiom. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 14. "The city was a jungle" is an example of what? A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 15. Define Oxymoron A) A comparison of two dissimilar items without using like, as, or than. B) An extreme exaggeration. C) Two opposite ideas coming together to create an effect. D) A play on words to produce a humorous effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two opposite ideas coming together to create an effect. 16. The use of symbols to express or represent ideas or qualities in literature. A) Symbolism. B) Couplet. C) Free Verse. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 17. His eyes were glued to the clock. This is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 18. A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyberbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyberbole. 19. A comparison of two things that does not use like or as is a/an ..... A) Idiom. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 20. What kind of figurative language is being used?Avery was so mad his head blew up. A) Hyperbole. B) Imagery. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 21. This back pack weights a TON! A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 22. Five funny frogs ferociously ate french fries.What is this an example of? A) Idiom. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Hyperbole. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 23. The sunflowers nodded their heads. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 24. Figurative language is words that always mean exactly what they say. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Her smile was a ray of sunshine. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) Onomatopoeia. 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