This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. OUCH! Charlie bit my finger! A) HYPERBOLE. B) SIMILE. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) ONOMATOPOEIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ONOMATOPOEIA. 2. As we walked through the scorching desert, the sun beat down on us. A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 3. The sun smiled after the rain stopped. A) Personification. B) Idiom. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 4. A comparison using like or as is a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 5. Figurative LanguageA word or phrase that does not have its normal, everyday, literal meaning. It is used by the writer to create a mental picture for the reader, for dramatic effect, or to make writing more interesting and clear. A) I read this slide. B) I did not read this slide. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I read this slide. 6. I can't come over because I have a million things to do A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 7. The art gallery displayed hundreds of ..... and ..... A) Books pots pans. B) Pots pans cups. C) Precious pictures paintings. D) Prints cups pans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precious pictures paintings. 8. 2) "It was the time for sitting on porches ..... It was the time to hear things and talk ..... " A) Allusion. B) Repetition. C) Imagery. D) Anecdote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 9. A comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Allusion. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 10. If he does not talk to me today, I will die. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 11. "Shawn would move mountains for Angela."What's the meaning of this hyperbole? A) Shawn and Angela like to climb mountains together. B) Shawn paints pictures of mountain scenes. C) Shawn would do anything for Angela. D) Angela is really pretty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shawn would do anything for Angela. 12. "My dad is strong like Superman" is saying ..... A) My dad is NOT strong. B) My dad wishes he were superman. C) My dad is very strong. D) My dad is Superman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My dad is very strong. 13. What kind of figurative language is being used?Amy ate an amazing apple at Andrew's. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Simile. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 14. The horse galloped lightning.What is this an example of? A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Simile. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 15. Nick is a beast on the football field. A) Metaphor. B) Allusion. C) Onomatopoeia. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 16. She was humming a song. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 17. A comparison of two nouns that don't use like or as is a/an ..... A) Personification. B) Idiom. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. E) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 18. Jacob was a perfect angel during school. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 19. The sky was any angry, purple monster. It roared fiercely as the thunder crashed and the rain poured. A) The sky had clouds in the shape of a monster. B) The sky was stormy. C) Monsters invaded the town. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sky was stormy. 20. Which song lyrics contain hyperbole? A) Loving him was red. B) You're my kryptonite. C) Half of my heart is in Havana. D) I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I found a woman, stronger than anyone I know. 21. What type of figurative language is used in the sentence:'The leaves waved in the wind'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 22. Taryn took ten terrific tacos to Taylor's table. A) Alliteration. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personficiation. E) Onomatopeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 23. The stuffed animals were placed two by two on the bed in a Noah's ark fashion. A) Simile. B) Oxymoron. C) Biblical Allusion. D) Parallel Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biblical Allusion. 24. What type of figurative language is used in the following lines?"For the moon never beams, without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 25. Tim took tons of tools to make toys for the tots. A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. ← 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