How Well Do You Understand Figurative Language?

This is just to see how well you understand figurative language, and is not meant to judge you. In fact, this may help you realize what you may need more information about so relax and thank you for being here.

Onomatopoeia, personification, metaphors and even that one hyperbole, it's all important to understand. Again, this was made for fun, not to judge what you are strong in or what you need work in.

Created by: Felicia Macintosh

Which of the following is an example of a simile?
- You were as brave as a lion
- That scene was pretty ugly
- I want a sundae as big as a mountain!
- None of the above
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
- You are as tall as a mountain
- My family is a quilt
- It's raining cats and dogs out there!
- None of the above
Which of the following is an example of an idiom?
- He is as funny as a barrel of monkeys
- Favorite flavors
- It's raining cats and dogs!
- None of the above
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
- Favorite flavors
- She sells sea shells (by the) sea shore
- Peter piper picked a pack of pickled peppers
- All of the above are correct
Which of the following is an example of personification?
- Even walls have ears
- The stars are beautiful when they dance in the sky
- The dolphin was as blue as the sky
- All of the above
Which of the following is an example of Onomatopoeia?
- Buzzing bees
- Ding dong! The doorbell rang!
- Drip, drip, drip!
- All of the above
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
- Sam and Trina have a love hate relationship
- The clouds are crying tonight
- The sky is watching me
- All of the above
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
- This is another fine mess you got us into!
- He's running faster than the wind
- My dad is going to KILL me!
- Both B and C
Which of the following is an example of synecdoche?
- Drip drop!
- Your car is a set of wheels
- I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse
- I'm going to die of laughter
This one should be a breeze! Which is an example of a pun.
- My leaf blower doesn't work, it just sucks!
- Need an Ark? I NOAH guy!
- How does Moses make coffee? Hebrews it
- All of the above!
In the last question, I said "this one should be a breeze", which type of figurative language is that an example of?
- Simile
- Metaphor
- Hyperbole
- Oxymoron

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