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Figurative Language Quiz
Simile
Metaphor
Alliteration
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Personification
Match the definition to the correct type of figurative language.
1. Repetition of the first consonant sounds in neighboring words __________
2. Human qualities to objects, ideas, or animals___________
3. An extreme exaggeration _____________
4. Comparison between two unlike things, using “like” or “as” _____________
5. Comparison between two unlike things that does NOT use “like” or
“as”____________
6. Words that spell out sounds ____________
Circle the type of figurative language shown in each sentence.
7. Betty was as fast as a rocket at her track meet.
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Alliteration
d) Personification
8. The delicious ice cream cone was a mile high.
a) Hyperbole
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Simile
d) Personification
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9. The trees were dancing in the huge thunderstorm.
a) Hyperbole
b) Personification
c) Metaphor
d) Alliteration
10. Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop. The rain steadily fell onto the street.
a) Metaphor
b) Onomatopoeia
c) Personification
d) Simile
11. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
a) Personification
b) Simile
c) Alliteration
d) Hyperbole
12. I wish you wouldn’t act like such a chicken.
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Hyperbole
d) Personification