Figurative Language Trivia Quiz

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    I was so hungry that I even ate the plate. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Metaphor
    • Simile
    • Personification
    • Hyperbole
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About This Quiz

Figurative language is what a paintbrush is to an artist. It is used expand a readers imagination and interpretation an example of this is use a similes and metaphors. How good are you at distinguishing different types of figurative languages as they are used? Take up the quiz and see.

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    My father was the sun and the moon to me. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Personification

    • Metaphor

    • Simile

    • Hyperbole

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    The rain seemed like an old friend who had finally found us. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Onomatopoeia

    • Personification

    • Simile

    • Metaphor

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    "Smash", when the cup fell off the table. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Hyperbole

    • Personification

    • Metaphor

    • onomatopoeia

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    He was a library of information about baseball. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Hyperbole

    • Metaphor

    • Simile

    • Personification

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    The curtain was waving to everyone every time the wind blew through the open window. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Onomatopoeia

    • Hyperbole

    • Metaphor

    • Personification

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    The tree shook its branches angrily. What type of figurative language is being used in this sentence?

    • Hyperbole

    • personification

    • Onomatopoeia

    • Metaphor

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    Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop went the rain drops falling on the roof of the house. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Personification

    • Alliteration

    • Metaphor

    • Onomatopoeia

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    Her head was so full of ideas that it was ready to burst wide open. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Personification

    • Hyperbole

    • Alliteration

    • Metaphor

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    The baby was like an octopus, grabbing for everything in sight. What type of figurative language is used in this sentence?

    • Metaphor

    • Hyperbole

    • Simile

    • Personification

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