Figurative Language: Simile, Metaphor & Hyperbole Test
Figurative Language Mastery Quiz
Test your knowledge of similes, metaphors, and hyperboles with this engaging quiz! Whether you're a student, teacher, or just a language enthusiast, this quiz is designed to challenge and enhance your understanding of figurative language.
Key features of the quiz:
- 30 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice format for easy answering
- Instant feedback on your answers
Which is an example of hyperbole?
My feet are very sore.
I have more homework than you.
This sweet tea tastes fantastic.
I have a ton of homework.
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence? It's going to take a thousand years to finish all this homework.
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Which is an example of hyperbole?
The apple is as red as a rose.
I am freezing to death.
The trees bow their heads in the wind.
His legs move like a well oiled machine.
My grandfather is the funniest man in the whole world. He is so funny that when he tells jokes in public the whole town has to go to the hospital for side pains. This is an example of?
Hyperbole
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
Which is NOT an example of hyperbole?
I ate so much I might explode.
The noise was so loud it shook the earth.
The tree was so tall it may have touched space.
The smoke smelled so bad it made my nose burn.
Which is NOT an example of hyperbole?
My grandpa is older than dirt.
If I don't get a new iPhone, I'll die!
She's been my best friend forever.
You were as brave as a lion.
It is a deliberate exaggeration for effect.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
"If I do not eat my daily papaya, I will surely die" is an example of what type of literary device?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Which is an example of hyperbole?
I could sleep for an hour.
I could sleep right now.
I could sleep for a week.
I could sleep like a baby.
Which of the following is a hyperbole?
I could eat a lot of pizza.
I could eat a mountain of pizzas.
I could eat pepperoni pizza with mushrooms and onions.
I ate 3 pieces of pizza yesterday!
Which poetic device is used in the sentence below? My car is a billion years old, I'm surprised it still turns on.
Alliteration
Personification
Simile
Hyperbole
My teacher is so old that she is mentioned in the Old Testament. This is an example of which figurative language?
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
The music was so loud you could hear it in the next time zone. What is this sentence an example of?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Which of the following is an example of a hyperbole?
The wind grabbed my are.
The water is glimmering brightly under the moonlight.
The red rose is beautiful.
I have a million things to do today.
"The sun was like a large ball of butter" is an example of what literary technique?
Simile
Metaphor
A comparison of two or more things using LIKE or AS is a
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
"You are as slow as molasses in January." What does this phrase mean?
You are moving very fast.
You are moving quietly.
You are making a lot of noise as you move about.
You are moving around very slowly.
"The baby's skin was like a rose petal." What does this simile say to you?
The baby's skin is very soft and delicate.
The baby's skin is rough.
The baby's skin is dry.
The baby's skin is sticky.
"The stars were like diamonds," is an example of which type of figurative language?
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
None of the above
What type of figurative language is represented by the sentence below? Because I was embarrassed my face was as red as a ripe tomato.
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Personification
What type of figurative language is in the following quote? "I had no idea that seagulls were that fast. Quick as a flash the chip in my hand disappeared."
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Idiom
The boy across the street has a heart as big as all outdoors. What does the simile in the sentence tell you?
The boy has an enlarged heart.
The boy is very giving and kind.
The boy is very selfish and mean.
The boy wears an oxygen mask.
"The moonless night was as dark as black velvet." Is the above sentence an example of a simile?
Yes
No
Which of the following is an example of a simile?
"Her hair was gleaming."
"His feet were like baby dolphins."
"The house was monstrous."
"The beetle stank!"
Which line from the poem contains a metaphor?
"I am a bee shuffling through the leaves"
"She leans her pink elbow on the green grass"
"and my sneakers imprint dents on the field"
"We are a world apart in the same backyard"
She is the apple of my eye. What type of figurative language is this an example of?
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?
He's as lazy as a dog.
My dad won't go hiking, he is a couch potato!
She was as cold as ice.
Her eyes shone like stars in the night.
Read these lines from the poem: The engine was an old lion / roaring but weak in the core. What does this metaphor mean?
The engine was probably dying, but it still made noise.
The engine was probably missing important parts.
The engine was making strange, animal-like sounds.
The engine of the vehicle was shaped like an old lion.
Metaphor differs chiefly from simile in that metaphor
Is used to describe non-human objects in the natural world.
Contains many layers of significance.
Does not use an explicit comparative word such as like or as.
May be extended over many lines of verse.
Choose the best example of a metaphor.
Tybalt, you rat-catcher, will you walk?
Peace you mumbling fool!
O, speak again, bright angel!
How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues by night, Like softest music to attending ears!
What type of figurative language is being used in the following sentence? These cookies are garbage!
Simile
Metaphor
An expression that makes an imaginative comparison between two different things, without using words such as "like," or "as."
Simile
Metaphor
"The road was a ribbon of moonlight," is an example of which of these literary techniques?
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Which sentence describes what the sentence "this man is an ogre" means?
That man is funny.
That man is kind.
That man is an ugly giant.
That man is smart.
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