Simile Quizzes & Trivia

When is a simile not a simile? A simile might be like a metaphor, but a metaphor isn't a simile. Can you tell the difference? For example, in the following sentences, which is a simile and which isn't? "He wolfed down his food" and "He was hungry like a wolf". Do you know the difference? If you get an answer right, will you smile like a happy clown?

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Questions: 12 | Attempts: 6859 | Last updated: Jun 23, 2020

Simile, Metaphor, Or Neither

Questions: 10 | Attempts: 571 | Last updated: Jan 15, 2019

Sample Question
The Statue of Liberty was much larger than I expected.

Simile

Metaphor

Neither

Interesting Questions On Similes! Trivia Quiz

Questions: 22 | Attempts: 198 | Last updated: Dec 11, 2019

Sample Question
The dragon flew as fast as the ______________.

Snow

Wind

Water

Simile And Metaphor Questions Quiz! Test

Questions: 32 | Attempts: 568 | Last updated: Jun 23, 2020

Sample Question
Jenny cooked them candy for too long. When she took it out of the oven it was hard as a rock.

Simile

Metaphor

Personification

English - Similes

Test your English skill by taking this similes quiz. How good is your English? Take this quiz to find out!

Questions: 15 | Attempts: 356 | Last updated: Jan 11, 2013

Sample Question
As ? as a cucumber

Cool

Fierce

Soft

Green

Nice

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Simile Questions & Answers

What type of figure of speech is present here? The child looked around as his class galloped about the room, but he couldnt spot her.

This is an example of personification. Certainly, the subject to this statement is the child's class (or glass) that "galloped." Assuming that class meant glass, this is personification.

What poetic technique is used in this sentence? A milkweed pod was bulging like a coin purse on the ground of damp woods.

It is s

What is it? The Pacific is a bulging eyeball of water.

Metaphor...obviously. This is because it is comparing two objects (not anything nature) and does not use the word like or as.

When can we use simile instead of Metaphor?

Simile is used when the author wants to simply make a comparison. They use like or as to do this. “Red as a rose” is often used to describe a woman’s lips, while “strong as an ox” is a good quality for a prince to have.