This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Writing Style > Figurative Language – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Figurative Language Quiz 39 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words that are close together. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Oxymoron. C) Pun. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 2. Which figurative language is used when giving human traits to non-human things? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 3. "Frank fed four funny fish in the fish tank" is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 4. Something that represents something else by resembling it, or association with it, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Symbol. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Symbol. 5. A hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration. Choose the one example of hyperbole. A) I'm so tired that I could go to bed at 4 pm. B) I'm so happy that I feel like dancing. C) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. D) I was so thirty that I drank three glasses of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I'm so hungry I could eat a horse. 6. Which type of figurative language is below?The sun smiled down on me. A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 7. "Conscience is a man's compass." -Vincent Van Gogh A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Metaphor. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphor. 8. The sunflowers nodded their yellow heads A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 9. I am going to pass the magnets test with flying colors because I studied hard last night!What does the phrase "pass with flying colors" mean in the sentence above? A) I will be successful on the test. B) I am going to fail the test. C) I am going to do nothing on the test. D) I have no idea what I am doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I will be successful on the test. 10. What theme is conveyed through the use of figurative language? A) The theme is conveyed through literal descriptions. B) The theme is conveyed through straightforward facts. C) The theme is conveyed through simple statements. D) The theme is conveyed through enhanced imagery and emotional depth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The theme is conveyed through enhanced imagery and emotional depth. 11. "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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. He's a giant. A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 15. The sun greeted me this morning. A) Hyperbole. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. The classroom was like a three ring circus. A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. 20. 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. 21. The sun happily greeted everyone "good morning." A) Metaphor. B) Idiom. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. I tried to stand; I tried to flee; I tried to get away. A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Parallel Structure. D) Repetition. 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