Metaphor Quizzes & Trivia

Are you the black sheep of the family? Or you’re an angel? Is your brother boiling mad? Was her voice music for your ears? Do you feel blue? Is your heart broken? Metaphorically speaking, the answers could be yes, otherwise the answers are definitely no. Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are poles apart from each other but have some characteristics common between them.

So, can you give me some examples of metaphors? Do you know what does a “dead metaphor” means? Can you tell me how many live metaphors are in this text? Answer the questions and see if you can beat your friends at these quizzes.

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English- Metaphors Vs Similes Quiz

In English, the main difference between a simile and a metaphor is that a simile uses the words "like" or "as" to draw a comparison. A metaphor states the comparison without using either of the two words. Do...

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 25368 | Last updated: Mar 8, 2021

Sample Question
Which is it? A simile, metaphor or something else? The pool was a boiling cauldron on that hot summer day.

Simile

Metaphor

Something else

Similes And Metaphors Quiz

Can you identify similes and metaphors in English? Similes and metaphors are figures of speech that are used to show extent or comparisons. These words can be used interchangeably and are used by writers to help the reader form a...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 64752 | Last updated: Oct 10, 2021

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The baby was like an octopus, grabbing at all the cans on the shelves.

Metaphor

Simile

Neither

Metaphor Quiz

Choose which answer is a metaphor.

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 9852 | Last updated: Jan 31, 2013

Sample Question
Choose which one is a metaphor.

A.My dad is a bear.

B. My dad is as big as a bear

Hyperbole, Alliteration, Simile, Or Metaphor

Test your ability to identify 4 kinds of literary devices.

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 2255 | Last updated: Sep 4, 2020

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She was as sweet as sugar. This is an example of a metaphor.

True

False

Identifying A Metonomy Vs. A Metaphor

Directions: Write whether the phrase is a metonymy or a metaphor. ***A metonymy is often confused with a metaphor.

Questions: 5 | Attempts: 1259 | Last updated: Jul 15, 2020

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He writes a fine hand.

Metonymy

Metaphor

Recent Quizzes

Literary Terms: All About Allegory! Quiz

Allegory is a literary device that makes a relevant part of literature, and this has been proved through the usage of it over the years by artists and literary experts. The form which it takes to present itself makes it one of...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 123 | Last updated: Jul 1, 2019

Sample Question
Which of the literature works could be best described as an Allegory?

Rebbor The Robber

Animal Farm

Sands of Time

Passport of Mallam Ilia

Allegory Sentences: Trivia Questions! Quiz

Over the years, differed modes of expression have been developed for better channeling and understanding of messages or subject matter. One of these modes is an allegory, and it entails the use of events, places, and happenings...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 109 | Last updated: Jul 1, 2019

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What poetic allegory meaning could be attributed the sentence "climb up the narrow winding stair to bed"?

The figurative climbing of the heavens to a final resting place

The slow pangs of death

The slow processes of getting to sleep

The phases of finding love

Do You Have Basic Idea About Allegory? Quiz

An allegory is a literary device in which a place, character or event is used to pass across a broad and wide message which are mostly about the real world issues and problems. The most interesting part of this literary device...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 648 | Last updated: Jul 1, 2019

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Which of the following best describes the biblical allegory man with one talent?

The man that had one gift in life

The one with a talent to do one thing

The man with one purpose

The man who is afraid of taking risks

Importance Of Allegory In Sentence! Quiz

Importance of Allegory in Sentence! Quiz

Writers use allegory to add different layers of meanings to their works. Allegory makers their stories and characters multidimensional, so that tey stand for something larger in meaning than what they literally stand for....

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 115 | Last updated: May 22, 2019

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What do you think it means to read "allegorically"?

Take words of a story as a hidden or deeper message for something else.

Take the words of a story as it is.

Take the words of a story without any meaning.

Read the words without and implied meaning.

What Do You Know About Allegory?

What do you know about Allegory?

Allegory is a metaphor through which something particular is used to deliver a wider and broader message which often is about the real world issues and challenges. It's been widely used in history throughout all works of art...

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 110 | Last updated: May 20, 2019

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Allegory doesn't make use of which of the following?

Symbolic figures

Imagery

Allusion

Actions and events

Interesting Quiz On Allegory

Interesting Quiz on Allegory

Allegory was first attested in English in 1382.Allegory of fortune representing Fortuna and the horn of plenty was done by salvator Rosa in the middle high age. Many allergories use personifications of abstract concepts....

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 108 | Last updated: May 20, 2019

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Which form has allegory occurs mostly?

Science

Art

Philosophy

Pathology

Metaphor And Simile Quiz: Can You Identify?

Metaphor and Simile Quiz: Can you identify?

Questions: 9 | Attempts: 144 | Last updated: Feb 5, 2021

Sample Question
Her hair is bone white.

Metaphor

Simile

Cootie Brown's. Let's Learn Great Beginnings.

Cootie Brown's. Let's learn Great Beginnings.

There is nothing better than sitting out on our patio enjoying one of our signature appetizers while the kitchen prepares your entree. We offer many different appetizers to choose from. Big portions, small portions,...

Questions: 44 | Attempts: 135 | Last updated: Jun 21, 2015

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MAYTAG BLEU CHEESE SPIRAL CHIPSFamous Cootie spiral potatos deep fried and tossed with fresh bleu cheese crumbles and our own house bleu cheese dressing melted slightly over the chips.When served to go, the sauce will come in a separate container on the side.CORRECT ABBREVIATED FORM MAYTAG

I understand

I need further explanation

Shepherd Simile And Metaphor

Shepherd Simile and Metaphor

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 132 | Last updated: Nov 14, 2014

Sample Question
Kelly's high-pitched laugh was like a hyena's cackle.

Simile

Metaphor

Neither

Analogy And Metaphor Quizz

Analogy and Metaphor Quizz

In a broader sense of the word, analogy means any similarity between things that are otherwise unlike. As artists, we are interested in analogical thinking because it is an effective tool for stimulating the imagination....

Questions: 12 | Attempts: 595 | Last updated: Jan 2, 2013

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Analogy

Implies any similarity between things that are otherwise unlike

Is a convenient way to make comparisons

Uses information from one context and transfers it to another context to clarify or develop understandi

All of the above

Can You Identify The Metaphor And Simile?

Can you identify the Metaphor and Simile?

A metaphor is an implied simile. It says that the two things are the same. A simile, on the other hand, says that one thing is like another. This quiz is developed to identify accurate metaphor and simile. There is a list of 10...

Questions: 8 | Attempts: 1379 | Last updated: Sep 22, 2021

Sample Question
How many stanzas does the poem Metaphor have?

7

8

3

2