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Figurative Language

Quiz by Victoria Pangia

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9 questions
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  • Q1
    An exaggeration is
    oxymoron
    metaphor
    simile
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q2
    A comparison between two things using the words like or as
    onomatopoeia
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    simile
    30s
  • Q3
    A comparison of two things without using the word like or as.
    simile
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    oxymoron
    30s
  • Q4
    Repeating the same starting sounds of words
    hyperbole
    alliteration
    onomatopoeia
    oxymoron
    30s
  • Q5
    Giving human traits to non-human things
    personification
    alliteration
    metaphor
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q6
    When a word imitates a sound
    oxymoron
    personification
    onomatopoeia
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q7
    Writing that uses the 5 senses to create images.
    personification
    hyperbole
    imagery
    simile
    30s
  • Q8
    When two words share the same final words
    Metaphor
    Rhythm
    Simile
    Rhyme
    30s
  • Q9
    A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
    simile
    oxymoron
    onomatopoeia
    hyperbole
    30s

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