So you think you are an expert in figurative language? This quiz will assess your knowledge with various examples and definitions of figures of speech!
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Assonance
Direct comparison between two objects
Comparison between two objects using like or as
Contrast between two objects
Direct contrast between two objects
You're gonna hear me roar
I'm an animal, baby
Boom! Goes the dynamite
The door screamed as it swung open
Repeated vowel sounds
Repeated consonant sounds
When words sound the same
When words sound different
When words have a lot of energy
A direct comparison between two objects
When an inanimate object has human-like characteristics
An exaggeration of sorts
I could literally die right now
My backpack weighs a ton
I have so much homework
You're so hungry, you could eat a cow
All the night tide I lie down by the side
Tip toe through the tulips
The lion called to me
None of these are examples of alliteration
Sarcasm
Words that weigh a ton
When it is ironic that you speak
None of these define verbal irony
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