Figurative Language: Similes, Metaphors, And Personification
This quiz will assess how accurately a student can define, identify, and explain examples of similes, metaphors, and personification.
- 1.A simile is...
- A.
When you compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
- B.
When you compare two unlike things using a form of "be"
- C.
When you give human qualities or abilities to something that is nonhuman
- 2.A metaphor is...
- A.
When you compare two unlike things using a form of "be"
- B.
When you give human qualities or abilities to something that is nonhuman
- C.
When you compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
- 3.Personification is...
- A.
When you compare two unlike things using a form of "be"
- B.
When you compare two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
- C.
When you give human qualities or abilities to something that is nonhuman
- 4.Her hair is as shiny as ebony.This is...
- A.
A simile
- B.
A metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 5.The fog crept on little cat feet.This is...
- A.
A simile
- B.
A metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 6.The boys dove on the ball like angry dogs snarling for a bone.This is...
- A.
A simile
- B.
A metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 7.The students were like ants crowded around the pizza box.This is...
- A.
A simile
- B.
A metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 8.He is a strong as an ox.This is...
- A.
A simile
- B.
A metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 9.The river moaned as it ran across the rocks.This is...
- A.
A simile
- B.
A metaphor
- C.
Personification
- 10.Anyone who eats a whole pizza without sharing is a hog.This is...
- A.
A simile
- B.
A metaphor
- C.
Personification
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