Figurative Language Powerpoint
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!
- 1.
What figure of speech is evident in the following example? Your love is my drug
- A.
Metaphor
- B.
Simile
- C.
Hyperbole
- D.
Assonance
Correct Answer
A. Metaphor -
- 2.
What is the definition of a simile?
- A.
Direct comparison between two objects
- B.
Comparison between two objects using like or as
- C.
Contrast between two objects
- D.
Direct contrast between two objects
Correct Answer
B. Comparison between two objects using like or as -
- 3.
Which of the following is an example of personification?
- A.
You're gonna hear me roar
- B.
I'm an animal, baby
- C.
Boom! Goes the dynamite
- D.
The door screamed as it swung open
Correct Answer
D. The door screamed as it swung open -
- 4.
What is the definition of alliteration?
- A.
Repeated vowel sounds
- B.
Repeated consonant sounds
- C.
When words sound the same
- D.
When words sound different
Correct Answer
B. Repeated consonant sounds -
- 5.
What is the definition of a hyperbole?
- A.
When words have a lot of energy
- B.
A direct comparison between two objects
- C.
When an inanimate object has human-like characteristics
- D.
An exaggeration of sorts
Correct Answer
D. An exaggeration of sorts -
- 6.
Which of the following is NOT a hyperbole?
- A.
I could literally die right now
- B.
My backpack weighs a ton
- C.
I have so much homework
- D.
You're so hungry, you could eat a cow
Correct Answer
C. I have so much homework -
- 7.
Which of the following is an example of alliteration?
- A.
All the night tide I lie down by the side
- B.
Tip toe through the tulips
- C.
The lion called to me
- D.
None of these are examples of alliteration
Correct Answer
B. Tip toe through the tulips -
- 8.
What is the definition of verbal irony?
- A.
Sarcasm
- B.
Words that weigh a ton
- C.
When it is ironic that you speak
- D.
None of these define verbal irony
Correct Answer
A. Sarcasm -
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